# NTSB NYC67A0171: Bell 47J-2A, N1132W, Brooklyn, NY, June 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1967
- Place: Brooklyn, NY · BROOKLYN, NY
- Location: 40.6501° N, 73.9496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6501&lon=-73.9496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0171
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0171

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0158   67/6/1    BROOKLYN NY         BELL 47J-2A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3790
        TIME - 0800                    N1132W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2490 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOYED BENNETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDERMINED CAUSE.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ACFT TIPPED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RT ON LIFT OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1132W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1132W-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 3128 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Floyed Bennett

## Other investigations on N1132W (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 NYC72FHJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHJ16), Feb 15, 1972: Bell 47-J2A (N1132W), Canarsie, NY, destroyed

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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