- Date
- August 19, 1972
- Place
- Sedalia, MO · SEDALIA, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2812BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3038 72/8/19 SEDALIA,MO BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1330 N2812B PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 32, 4786 TOTAL HOURS, 35 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRGROUNDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEDALIA,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- LOST CTL ON LIFT OFF. HELICOPTER SHOULD HAVE HAD ADDNL WT IN FRONT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2812B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairgrounds