Bell 47G-4A N2238W
28 December 1972 · Suffern, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 December 1972 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N2238W, operated by Decair Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Suffern, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Suffern, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N2238W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Decair Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3456
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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
ENCTRD SVR UPDRAFT, ENG LOST PWR, ACFT DSCNDD INTOTREES.FUEL FORCED AWAY FROM DISCHARGE NOZZLE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | - |