NYC75FHA01

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206B · Allentown, PA · July 11, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1974
Place
Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N22JCBell 206B
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740711017509A
Case key
128294

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1537  74/7/11    ALLENTOWN,PA        BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1255                    N22JC               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  53, 13772 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            124 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN-EASTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENTOWN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- DURING AN ATTEMPTED REARWARD TKOF PLT MISJUDGED GND CLNC.DMGD GR ATTACH POINTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N22JC
Reported as
Bell 206B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Allentown-Easton

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.