- Date
- October 7, 1973
- Place
- Niagara Falls, NY · NIAGARA FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8453EBell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731007034279A
- Case key
- 188116
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3366 73/10/7 NIAGARA FALLS,NY BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2537 TIME - 1645 N8453E PX- 0 0 3 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 942 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NIAGARA FALLS,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- RESCUE.ACFT MOVING FWD,MAN HELD ONTO R SKID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8453E
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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