Bell 47J-2 N73949
22 April 1970 · Piscataway, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1970 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N73949, operated by Metropolitan H, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N73949
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Metropolitan H
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0343
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
FREE WHEELING GR, P/N47-620-531-1, IN M/R DRIVE SYSTEM BROKE.HARD LDG DUE TO LOSS OF DRIVE TO M/R.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |