Bell 47J N2881B
5 August 1972 · Osage Beach, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1972 at about 16:20 local time, a Bell 47J registered N2881B was involved in an accident during in flight near Osage Beach, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Osage Beach, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Glaize
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J
- Registration
- N2881B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Links Landing, Mo → Tan-Tara, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2817
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT LOST CTL WHEN ALL 3 UNINSTRCTD PSGRS ATMTD TO DEBARK AT SAME TIME FM ONE SIDE OF HOVERING HEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
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