Bell 47J N2837B
26 April 1973 · Port de Sioux, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1973 at about 19:15 local time, a Bell 47J registered N2837B, operated by Fostaire Aviat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Port de Sioux, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port de Sioux, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smart Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J
- Registration
- N2837B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fostaire Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Search and Rescue
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Cahokia, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1066
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
40 FT DIA CRUSHED ROCK LANDING PAD.PLT ATTN DIRECTED TO LDG AND PARKED HELICOPTER.HIT UNLTD WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |