# NTSB NYC69F0465: Bell 47G-2, N5194B, Lindenhurst, NY, May 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1969
- Place: Lindenhurst, NY · LINDENHURST, NY
- Location: 40.6858° N, 73.3716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lindenhurst, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6858&lon=-73.3716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0465
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0465

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5194B-1992-04-15), registration cancelled 1992-04-15, S/N 2175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5194B (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 MIA66A0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0091), Feb 19, 1966: Bell 47G-2 (N5194B), Gold Hill, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0378), Jan 27, 1964: Bell 47G2 (N5194B), Hendersonville, NC, 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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