- Date
- August 11, 1978
- Place
- New Rochelle, NY · NEW ROCHELLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N473FWBell 47G4A
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780811029249A
- Case key
- 140053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2356 78/8/11 NEW ROCHELLE,NY BELL 47G4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1122 TIME - 1745 N473FW PX- 0 0 1 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 285 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK CITY,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PILOT SUSPECTED MALFUNCTION IN FLT.DURING APPROACH TO LDG GOT INTO SETTLING WITH POWER.TALL GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N473FW
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.