NYC72AN109

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206A · New York, NY · March 9, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1972
Place
New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
Injuries
1 serious, 4 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4018GBell 206A
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166391

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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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3-1410   72/3/9    NEW YORK,NY         BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3797
        TIME - 0843                    N4018G              PX-  0  1  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2251 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALL ST HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLEN COVE,NY                NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- COAT OF PAX HOOKED ON COLLECTIVE WHILE DEPLANING,HELO ROSE 8-10FT,2 PAX FELL TO GND.

Aircraft

Registration
N4018G
Reported as
Bell 206A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Wall St Heliport

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.