# Accident 19740711017509A: Bell 206A, Allentown, PA, July 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1974
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown-Easton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22JC-1978-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,010 total, 124 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711017509A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN ATTEMPTED REARWARD TKOF PLT MISJUDGED GND CLNC.DMGD GR ATTACH POINTS.

## 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 NYC75FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA01), Jul 11, 1974: Bell 206B (N22JC), Allentown, PA, substantial damage

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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