# Accident 19750227003759A: Bell 47G2A, New York, NY, February 27, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1975
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: 34th Pier
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73252-2017-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1F (registry code 42200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750227003759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADVISED NOT TO LAND DUE TO TRAFFIC, GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 NYC75FHJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ28), Feb 27, 1975: Bell 47G-2A (N73252), New York, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N73252 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120725015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725015639A), Jul 25, 2012: Bell 47G-2A (N73252), Akeley, MN, Destroyed. Pilot stated he was making a clean up pass to the north. He crossed some small power lines as he descended and shortly thereafter felt a small vibration in the…

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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