NYC69F0465

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G-2 · Lindenhurst, NY · May 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1969
Place
Lindenhurst, NY · LINDENHURST, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5194BBell 47G-2
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175287

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1834  69/5/11    LINDENHURST,NY      BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N5194B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 607 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- WORN,CRACKED R SKID.

Aircraft

Registration
N5194B
Reported as
Bell 47G-2
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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