Bell 47J2 N8467E
14 May 1971 · New York, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1971 at about 16:30 local time, a Bell 47J2 registered N8467E, operated by Hel-Aire Copte, was involved in an accident during in flight near New York, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J2
- Registration
- N8467E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hel-Aire Copte
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Westbury, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1666
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NR 6 CONCTNG ROD FAILED.PLT LND SHRT OF INTENDEDLOG AREA DUE PEOPLE GATHERING.M/R BLADES HIT TAIL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1971 | Bell 47J2 | Sta Barbara, California, United States | Rotor-Aids OFF | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1966 | Bell 47J2 | Torrance Calif, California, United States | Helicabs Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Seldovia Alas, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Grand Forks N Dak, North Dakota, United States | Panhandle Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1965 | Bell 47J2 | Venice la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |