# NTSB NYC71DHM06: Bell 47G2, N12848, Spring Valley, NY, October 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1970
- Place: Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4575  70/10/12   SPRING VALLEY,NY    BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 112
        TIME - 1000                    N12848              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARWICK,NY                  SPRING VALLEY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- ATMTD TO BACK ACFT INTO PRKNG SPACE,HIT USA COPTER S52-7824.DMGD BOTH ACFT M/R BLDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12848](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12848-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 2239, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ramapo Valley

## Other investigations on N12848 (4)

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 SEA86LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA168), Jul 13, 1986: Bell 47G2A (N12848), Chehalis, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA33), Sep 3, 1979: Bell 47G-2 (N12848), Ruby, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73DEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEV05), Jul 23, 1972: Bell 47G-2 (N12848), Murdock, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0232), Jan 26, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N12848), Redlands, CA, 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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