# Accident 19740621018849A: Bell 206A, Brooklyn, NY, June 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1974
- Place: Brooklyn, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.6501° N, 73.9496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6501&lon=-73.9496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797R-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,680 total, 905 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621018849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER INGESTION.INFLATABLE FLOATS MOUNTED ON SKIDS.

## 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 NYC74AN113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN113), Jun 21, 1974: Bell 206A (N4797R), Brooklyn, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4797R (1)

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

- [Accident 19830722034401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722034401A), Jul 22, 1983: Bell 206A (N4797R), Brooklyn, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Police helicopter collided with air taxi aircraft as it was on traffic patrol. Other aircraft N5328X.

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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