- Date
- July 13, 1976
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2812BBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760713023459A
- Case key
- 154258
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1988 76/7/13 CHESTERFIELD,MO BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1630 N2812B PX- 0 0 0 SOLO 43, 15956 TOTAL HOURS, 12 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT ST LOUIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTERFIELD,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED REMARKS- T/R CTL CABLE BROKEN,45 OF 49 CABLE WIRES WORN T0 NEEDLE POINT.FIRST SOLO HELICOPTER FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2812B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spirit St Louis
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.