- Date
- January 24, 1973
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9655Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730124000159A
- Case key
- 169636
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0029 73/1/24 CHESTERFIELD,MO BELL 47G CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1033 N9655 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 4800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT ST LOUIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTERFIELD,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- UNLEVEL LIFT OFF-POSSIBLE ROTOR WASH.INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO MONITOR STUDENTS LIFT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9655
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spirit St Louis
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.