# Accident 19800309005529A: Bell 47G, Spring Valley, NY, March 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6172 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309005529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80FHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM10), Mar 9, 1980: Bell 47G (N6172), Spring Valley, NY, 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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