# NTSB NYC75AN021: Bell 47J-2A, N37739, Point Judith, RI, August 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1974
- Place: Point Judith, RI · POINT JUDITH, RI
- Location: 41.3654° N, 71.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Judith, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3654&lon=-71.4867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3023  74/8/22  NR.POINT JUDITH,RI    BELL 47J-2A         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1404                    N37739              PX-  1  1  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 42, 5350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT,RI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED ABORT FLT DUE RANDOM SUBTLE NUDGES.PASSING THRU 100-150FT AGL ACFT TUMBLED INTO WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37739](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37739-1974-11-22), registration cancelled 1974-11-22, S/N 3306 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740822033259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740822033259A), Aug 22, 1974: Bell 47J2A, Point Judith, RI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt decided abort flt due random subtle nudges. Passing thru 100-150FT AGL acft tumbled into water.

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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