- Date
- February 12, 1976
- Place
- New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N73216Bell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760212002829A
- Case key
- 152650
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3187 76/2/12 NEW YORK,NY BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1402 N73216 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 36, 5550 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 107 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 34TH ST HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73216
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- 34th St Heliport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73216 · 1
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