- Date
- September 17, 1977
- Place
- Branson, MO · BRANSON, MO
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8579FBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770917027639A
- Case key
- 145673
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2332 77/9/17 BRANSON,MO BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3630 TIME - 1659 N8579F PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 732 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALMART HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRANSON,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- SKID STRUCK SHOULDER OF ACCESS ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8579F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Walmart Heliport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.