- Date
- September 8, 1975
- Place
- St Elizabeth, MO · ST ELIZABETH, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N13205Bell 47G2A
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150693
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2932 75/9/8 ST ELIZABETH,MO BELL 47G2A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N13205 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 26, 1650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST ELIZABETH,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT DID NOT RECALL ANYTHING EXCEPT A LOUD POP AFTR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13205
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed