ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219286
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 July 1955 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | The Port of New York Authority |
| Registration: | N942B |
| MSN: | 677 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 111 Eight's Avenue, New York, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Port Authority Building, New York, NY |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on take-off, falling off the Authority's Building, 111 Eight's Avenue ending up balancing upside down on the edge off the building. Pilot and photographer seriously injured.
Starting cable not disconnected before take-off.
Sources:
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33529/dot_DS1_33529.pdf
British Pathe
https://streaming.britishpathe.com/hls-vod/flash/00000000/00030000/00030948.mp4.m3u8
Youngstown Vindicator 14 July 1955, p1+12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2018 14:35 | Cobar | Added |
| 16-Jun-2019 17:28 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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