# NTSB UNK64X0973: Bell 47J2, N8439E, Sedalia, MO, March 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1964
- Place: Sedalia, MO · SEDALIA, MO
- Location: 38.7052° N, 93.2358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedalia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7052&lon=-93.2358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0973
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0973

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0065  64/3/18    SEDALIA MO          BELL 47J2           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4700
        TIME - 0800                    N8439E              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8439E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8439E-1973-10-03), registration cancelled 1973-10-03, S/N 1818 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8439E (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74FYG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG08), Aug 8, 1973: Bell 47J-2A (N8439E), Inchelium, WA, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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