- Date
- June 14, 1980
- Place
- Ramapo, NY · RAMAPO, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6173Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800614022669A
- Case key
- 130724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0870 80/6/14 RAMAPO,NY BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, UNK/NR TIME - 1430 N6173 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SLOATSBURG,NY RAMAPO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- WHILE AIR TAXIING SIDEWAYS,SKID MADE CONTACT W GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6173
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6173 · 3
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