# NTSB NYC68A0072: Bell 47G, N940B, Newark Apt Fac, NJ, November 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1967
- Place: Newark Apt Fac, NJ · NEWARK APT FAC, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0845  67/11/16   NEWARK APT FAC,NJ   BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2641
        TIME - 0838                    N940B               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK HELIPAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N940B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940B-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 672, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newark Helipad

## Other investigations on N940B (2)

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 NYC00LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA044), Nov 27, 1999: Bell 47G (N940B), Coudersport, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning and decision to attempt a takeoff with the passenger from the confined area.
- [NTSB UNK65X1503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1503), Jun 16, 1965: Bell 47G (N940B), Nassau, Burkina Faso, substantial damage

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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