# NTSB NYC78IA074: Bell 47G2, N6173, Garden City, NY, July 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1978
- Place: Garden City, NY · GARDEN CITY, NY
- Location: 40.7254° N, 73.6459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7254&lon=-73.6459&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78IA074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1701  78/7/28    GARDEN CITY,NY      BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0820                    N6173               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  53, 6200 TOTAL HOURS, 600
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLAND HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARDEN CITY,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- DURING HOVERING FLT,PLT STARTED A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN,T/R HIT GAS PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6173](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6173), registered now, S/N 2253 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Island Heliport

## Other investigations on N6173 (3)

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.

- [NTSB NYC80DHM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHM19), Jun 14, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N6173), Ramapo, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76DHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHJ01), Jul 21, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N6173), Orient Point, NY, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC74FHJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ31), Jun 11, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N6173), Garden City, NY, substantial damage

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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