- Date
- May 17, 1979
- Place
- Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N96194Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790517027389A
- Case key
- 136252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1177 79/5/17 CHESTERFIELD,MO BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1705 N96194 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 36, 608 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 521 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT ST LOUIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTERFIELD,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96194
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spirit St Louis
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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.