# NTSB NYC74FHM26: Bell 206B, N4FL, Hewitt, NJ, April 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: Hewitt, NJ · HEWITT, NJ
- Location: 41.1762° N, 74.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hewitt, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1762&lon=-74.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1155  74/4/20    HEWITT,NJ           BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 4920
        TIME - 1700                    N4FL                PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAIROBI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEWITT,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HELIPAD 3-5DEG SLOPE. PURPOSE TO MOVE ACFT FM HELIPAD TO HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4FL-1989-08-19), registration cancelled 1989-08-19, S/N 1229 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nairobi

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740420009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420009769A), Apr 20, 1974: Bell 206B, Hewitt, NJ, Substantial damage. Helipad 3-5DEG slope. Purpose to move acft fm helipad to hangar.

## Other investigations on N4FL (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 NYC84FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA307), Sep 8, 1984: Bell 206B (N4FL), Wallingford, CT, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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