- Date
- February 15, 1972
- Place
- Canarsie, NY · CANARSIE, NY
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1132WBell 47-J2A
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165592
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0997 72/2/15 CANARSIE,NY BELL 47-J2A CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2455 TIME - 1050 N1132W PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOYD BENNETT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLOYD BENNETT FLD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 48 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 11 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- UNCONSCIOUS,RESCUED MAN ON R FLOAT SLIPPED,CREWMAN STEPPED ONTO FLOAT,PLT UN CTL HEL.WIND GUSTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1132W
- Reported as
- Bell 47-J2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Floyd Bennett
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