- Date
- April 26, 1973
- Place
- Port De Sioux, MO · PORT DE SIOUX, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2837BBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730426010339A
- Case key
- 190715
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1066 73/4/26 PORT DE SIOUX,MO BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 13000 TIME - 1915 N2837B PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMART FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAHOKIA,ILL PORT DE SIOUX,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- 40 FT DIA CRUSHED ROCK LANDING PAD.PLT ATTN DIRECTED TO LDG AND PARKED HELICOPTER.HIT UNLTD WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2837B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smart Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.