Bell 47J-2 N73251
21 December 1967 · New York City, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1967 at about 17:46 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N73251, operated by City of New YO, was involved in an accident during in flight near New York City, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York City, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N73251
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- City of New YO
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-1152
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
CRASHED IN EAST RIVER.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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