Bell 47G N6172
9 March 1980 · Spring Valley, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 March 1980 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 47G registered N6172, operated by Decair Helicop, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Spring Valley, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spring Valley, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ramapo Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N6172
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Decair Helicop
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0863
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT FOOT SLIPPED OFF ANTITORQUE PDL, COLLIDED WITH FUEL PUMP SIPHON PIPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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