# NTSB MKC74FCA12: Bell 47G-5, N2251W, Creve Coeur, MO, October 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1973
- Place: Creve Coeur, MO · CREVE COEUR, MO
- Location: 38.6620° N, 90.4430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creve Coeur, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6620&lon=-90.4430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA12-201604

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3518  73/10/22   CREVE COEUR,MO      BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5640
        TIME - 0930                    N2251W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREVE COEUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREVE COEUR,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PRACT LDG IN SOD AREA ON AIRPORT-LANDED TAIL LOW
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2251W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2251W), registered now, S/N 7965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Creve Coeur

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731022034359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731022034359A), Oct 22, 1973: Bell 47G5, Creve Coeur, MO, Substantial damage. Pract ldg in sod area on airport-landed tail low

## Other investigations on N2251W (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 CHI06CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA242), Aug 23, 2006: Bell 47G-5 (N2251W), Sanborn, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during the aerial application flight. The power lines were a factor.

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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