Bell 47G N2812B
19 August 1972 · Sedalia, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 1972 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 47G registered N2812B, operated by Mid America HE, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Sedalia, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sedalia, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fairgrounds
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N2812B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mid America HE
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
LOST CTL ON LIFT OFF. HELICOPTER SHOULD HAVE HADADDNL WT IN FRONT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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