# NTSB MKC73FCG02: Bell 47J, N2881B, Osage Beach, MO, August 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1972
- Place: Osage Beach, MO · OSAGE BEACH, MO
- Location: 38.1362° N, 92.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osage Beach, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1362&lon=-92.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2817   72/8/5    OSAGE BEACH,MO      BELL 47J            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1608
        TIME - 1620                    N2881B              PX-  0  0  3  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND GLAIZE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINKS LANDING,MO            TAN-TARA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        REMARKS- PLT LOST CTL WHEN ALL 3 UNINSTRCTD PSGRS ATMTD TO DEBARK AT SAME TIME FM ONE SIDE OF HOVERING HEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2881B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2881B-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 1560, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (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
- Airport: Grand Glaize

## Other investigations on N2881B (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 FTW78DQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD05), Dec 6, 1977: Bell 47J (N2881B), El Paso, TX, 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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