# NTSB NYC72FHJ16: Bell 47-J2A, N1132W, Canarsie, NY, February 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1972
- Place: Canarsie, NY · CANARSIE, NY
- Location: 40.6437° N, 73.9007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canarsie, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6437&lon=-73.9007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1132W-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 3128 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47-J2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Floyd Bennett

## Other investigations on N1132W (1)

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 NYC67A0171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0171), Jun 1, 1967: Bell 47J-2A (N1132W), Brooklyn, NY, 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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