- Date
- July 3, 1977
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8420EBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770703019859A
- Case key
- 147336
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2833 77/7/3 CHESTERFIELD,MO BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 292 TIME - 1426 N8420E PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT OF ST LOUI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTERFIELD,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8420E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spirit Of St Loui
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.