Bell 47G-2 N6733D
13 September 1981 · Farmingdale, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1981 at about 17:30 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N6733D, operated by Island Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Farmingdale, New York, United States. 2 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmingdale, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Republic
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N6733D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Island Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2895
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DSCNDG FM HOVER WITH SLGT OSCILLATION TO RGT, MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
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