# Accident 19740420009769A: Bell 206B, Hewitt, NJ, April 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: Hewitt, NJ
- Airport: Nairobi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 41.1762° N, 74.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hewitt, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1762&lon=-74.3248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4FL-1989-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,920 total, 28 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420009769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HELIPAD 3-5DEG SLOPE. PURPOSE TO MOVE ACFT FM HELIPAD TO HANGAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC74FHM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM26), Apr 20, 1974: Bell 206B (N4FL), Hewitt, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4FL (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840908047459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840908047459A), Sep 8, 1984: Bell 206B (N4FL), Wallingford, CT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Helicopter hit powerline and crashed as pilot was making a low pass over area he had just departed.
- [Incident 19840714037219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714037219I), Jul 14, 1984: Bell 206B (N4FL), Smithtown, NY. Radio communications problem and a faulty fuel indication precipitated an off airport landing in a field.
- [Incident 19781021029319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021029319I), Oct 21, 1978: Bell 206B (N4FL), Flushing, NY. Pilot noted control stiffness. Made a run on landing. Control boost hydraulic pump had failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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