# NTSB UNK64X1530: Cont Copter 47G, N73871, Windsor, MO, April 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1964
- Place: Windsor, MO · WINDSOR, MO
- Location: 38.5323° N, 93.5229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5323&lon=-93.5229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1530
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1530

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0131  64/4/30    WINDSOR MO          CONT COPTER 47G     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AGE 27, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
        TIME - 1300                    N73871              PX-  0  0  2  POWER/PIPELINE            800 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73871](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73871-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N CC1-163, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONT COPTER 47G
- Registry model: [Bell-Continental Copters 47G-ELTOMCAT MKII](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-continental-copters-47g-eltomcat-mkii) (registry code 1181062) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (registry code 27027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73871 (5)

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 ATL90DKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG02), Nov 6, 1989: Bell 47G/Tomcat MK5 (N73871), Elberton, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.
- [NTSB ATL82DLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLG12), Jul 2, 1982: Bell-Cont 42G EL TOMCAT-MK5A (N73871), Oswego, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FLG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG07), Aug 12, 1975: Bell 47G (N73871), Pinewood, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FLG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLG05), Aug 2, 1971: Bell 47G (N73871), Sumter, SC, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA66A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0008), Jul 12, 1965: Bell Tomcat (N73871), Skene, MS, substantial damage

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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