# Accident 19760212002829A: Bell 47J2, New York, NY, February 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1976
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: 34th St Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- 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: N73216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73216-1982-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,550 total, 107 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760212002829A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76FHJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ34), Feb 12, 1976: Bell 47J (N73216), New York, 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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