# NTSB MIA76FKQ02: Bell 47G3BI, N54HP, Bay St Louis, MS, July 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1975
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS · BAY ST LOUIS, MS
- Location: 30.3235° N, 89.3588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay St. Louis, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3235&lon=-89.3588&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1988  75/7/15    BAY ST LOUIS,MS     BELL 47G3BI         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1140                    N54HP               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 1592 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            415 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STENNIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAY ST LOUIS,MS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STUDENT SHIFTED BODY PSN, DISPLACED CYCLIC CONTROL. REAR OF SKIDS HIT FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N54HP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3BI
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stennis Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750715018509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750715018509A), Jul 15, 1975: Bell TH13T, Bay St Louis, MS, Substantial damage. Student shifted body psn, displaced cyclic control. Rear of skids hit first.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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