# NTSB NYC72FHM44: Bell 204-B, N600, New Paltz, NY, April 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1972
- Place: New Paltz, NY · NEW PALTZ, NY
- Location: 41.7499° N, 74.0797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Paltz, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7499&lon=-74.0797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHM44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1557  72/4/19    NEW PALTZ,NY        BELL 204-B          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1135                    N600                PX-  0  0  8  AERIAL SURVEY             45, 3586 TOTAL HOURS, 779
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW PALTZ HELIPAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW PALTZ,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           81                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           0                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25K. TAIL ROTOR HIT GND,HELICOPTER SETTLED INTO GULLY ALONGSIDE HELIPAD M/R HIT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N600 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204-B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Paltz Helipad

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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