# NTSB MKC71FCA27: Bell 47G5, N7043J, Creve Coeur, MO, March 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1971
- Place: Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
- Location: 38.6620° N, 90.4430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creve Coeur, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6620&lon=-90.4430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1000  71/3/20    CREVE COEUR,MO      BELL 47G5           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 32, 214
        TIME - 1350                    N7043J              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,MO               CREVE COEUR,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- KITE LINE WRAPPED ARND T/R PTCH CTL ARMS,M/R BLDS WENT TO 0 PITCH,UN TO MOVE COLL TO STOP DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7043J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7043J-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N 25020, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7043J (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA050), Mar 1, 1994: Bell 47G-5 (N7043J), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance of the fuel truck from the aircraft, which resulted in the main rotor striking the fuel hose and truck during refueling operation. A factor was the…
- [NTSB MKC73FCA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA30), Jun 24, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N7043J), St Louis, MO, destroyed

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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