# NTSB NYC65A0119: Bell 47J2, N73215, Boston, MA, March 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1965
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0282  65/3/28    BOSTON MASS         BELL 47J2           CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2885
        TIME - 1443                    N73215              PX-  1  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1366 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INT L
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SIMILAR FAILURE DOCKET 2-0990 1964
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73215](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73215-1965-07-14), registration cancelled 1965-07-14, S/N 1858 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Logan Int L

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.

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