Bell 47J N8579F
17 September 1977 · Branson, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1977 at about 16:59 local time, a Bell 47J registered N8579F, operated by Ozark Helicopt, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Branson, Missouri, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Branson, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Walmart Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J
- Registration
- N8579F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ozark Helicopt
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2332
People
5 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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
SKID STRUCK SHOULDER OF ACCESS ROAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1977 | Bell 47G-2 | Edinburg, Texas, United States | Northaire Aero | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1977 | Bell 47G-4 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | Keystone Helic | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1977 | Bell 47J-2A | Kingman, Arizona, United States | Bauer Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1977 | Bell 47G-2 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1977 | Bell 47G-2 | Santa Monica, California, United States | Krueger AVN. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1977 | Bell 47J | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Yellow Helicop | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |