- Date
- February 27, 1975
- Place
- New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73252Bell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750227003759A
- Case key
- 170127
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1811 75/2/27 NEW YORK,NY BELL 47G-2A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 47 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N73252 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 34TH PIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDEN CITY,NY NEW YORK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 43 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 260 11 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT ADVISED NOT TO LAND DUE TO TRAFFIC, GUSTY WINDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73252
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- 34th Pier
N73252Registration cancelled Feb 1, 2017 · Bell 47G-2AAirframe modelBell 47G-2AEngine modelLycoming VO-435-A1F
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73252 · 1
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