# Accident 19740611016809A: Bell 47G2, Garden City, NY, June 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1974
- Place: Garden City, NY
- Airport: Island Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 40.7254° N, 73.6459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7254&lon=-73.6459&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 55 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740611016809A

## Narrative

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

HIT VENT PIPE ON 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 NYC74FHJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ31), Jun 11, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N6173), Garden City, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6173 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800614022669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614022669A), Jun 14, 1980: Bell 47G2 (N6173), Ramapo, NY, Substantial damage. Was aerial taxiing helicopter sideways to parking area. Skid hit ground. Aircraft rolled over.
- [Accident 19750721022839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750721022839A), Jul 21, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N6173), Orient Point, NY, Destroyed

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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