# NTSB NYC71FHM09: Bell 47G-2A, N818HJ, Spring Valley, NY, November 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4536  70/11/14   SPRING VALLEY,NY    BELL 47G-2A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 924
        TIME - 1145                    N818HJ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,NY            DANBURY,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LOST CTL AT LIFT OFF. ACFT ROLLED TO R,M/R BLADES HIT GRND. SOFT GRND UNDER R SKID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N818HJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818HJ-2000-12-14), registration cancelled 2000-12-14, S/N 2764 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ramapo Valley

## Other investigations on N818HJ (3)

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 MIA00LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA222), Jul 17, 2000: Bell 47G-2A (N818HJ), Covington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot allowed the helicopter to get too low while hovering, which resulted in the tail rotor striking the ground, the separation of the blade, and subsequent force landing.
- [NTSB ATL87DEI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI03), May 20, 1987: Bell 47G-2A (N818HJ), Monroeville, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEI43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI43), Aug 17, 1976: EL Tomcat Mark V (N818HJ), Mantua, OH, 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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