- Date
- August 18, 1978
- Place
- Branson, MO · BRANSON, MO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N939BBell 47-G2
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780818033759A
- Case key
- 139859
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2948 78/8/18 BRANSON,MO BELL 47-G2 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3300 TIME - 1740 N939B PX- 2 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRANSON,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIR RIDES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N939B
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N939B · 3
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