# NTSB MKC72IK008: Bell 47G, N54047, St Louis, MO, August 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1971
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72IK008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72IK008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0030   71/8/3    ST LOUIS,MO         BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2500
        TIME - 2046                    N54047              PX-  0  1  0  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOSTAIRE HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        REMARKS- PLT,PX LEFT N54047 W/BLADES ENGAGED.PLT MOVED BLADES N2881D BY HAND,BLADES MESHED,SUB DMG,PX HURT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54047](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54047-2018-02-07), registration cancelled 2018-02-07, S/N 002, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell-Florida Helicopters 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-florida-helicopters-47g) (registry code 1181063) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fostaire Heliport

## Other investigations on N54047 (1)

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 NYC70F0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0134), Aug 21, 1969: Bell 47G (N54047), Worthington, MA, substantial damage

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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