Bell 47D1 N7735

Summary

On 21 February 1988 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N7735, operated by Steve Moore, was involved in an accident near Nixa, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 February 1988 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nixa, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip

Coordinates

37.0397, -93.2909

Aircraft

Bell 47D1

Registration

N7735

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Steve Moore

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88FA054

1 person died.

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

DURING THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE HELICOPTER FROM THE HANGAR THE RIGHT SKID SLIPPED OFF THE CONCRETE HELIPAD AND BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE THE SKID BY BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A HOVER. THE LEFT SKID BECAME AIRBORNE AND CONTACTED THE PAD SEVERAL TIMES ACCORDING TO A WITNESS. AS THE SKID BECAME DISLODGED THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND CONTACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.