- Date
- March 9, 1980
- Place
- Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6172Bell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800309005529A
- Case key
- 132001
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0863 80/3/9 SPRING VALLEY,NY BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N6172 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRING VALLEY,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT FOOT SLIPPED OFF ANTITORQUE PDL,COLLIDED WITH FUEL PUMP SIPHON PIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6172
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ramapo Valley
FAA reports on this event · 1
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