# NTSB NYC75FHA01: Bell 206B, N22JC, Allentown, PA, July 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1974
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA01

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22JC-1978-02-02), registration cancelled 1978-02-02, S/N 470 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allentown-Easton

## 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 19740711017509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711017509A), Jul 11, 1974: Bell 206A, Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. During an attempted rearward tkof plt misjudged gnd clnc. Dmgd gr attach points.

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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