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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Spring Valley, NY · March 9, 1980

Date
March 9, 1980 · 09:00 local
Place
Spring Valley, NY
Airport
Ramapo Valley
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6172
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FHM10
Reported as
Bell 47G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total38 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter student let his foot slip off anti-torque pedal, causing tail boom to strike gas vent pipe.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER STUDENT LET HIS FOOT SLIP OFF ANTI-TORQUE PEDAL, CAUSING TAIL BOOM TO STRIKE GAS VENT PIPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.