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Bell 47-J2A N1132W

15 February 1972 · Canarsie, New York, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 15 February 1972 at about 10:50 local time, a Bell 47-J2A registered N1132W was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Canarsie, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Canarsie, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Floyd Bennett
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47-J2A
Registration
N1132W
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
State-Public Aircraft
Purpose of flight
Police Patrol
Phase of flight
Taxi
Route
Floyd Bennett Fld → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0997

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 3 0

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

UNCONSCIOUS, RESCUED MAN ON R FLOAT SLIPPED, CREWMAN STEPPED ONTO FLOAT, PLT UN CTL HEL.WIND GUSTY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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