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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |