40.7114° N, 74.0648° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Jersey City, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 12, 1978 · 17:30 local
Place
Jersey City, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N888MY
Reported as
Agusta A109
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,201 total322 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Forced landing after vibration from engine. Transmission failed.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING AFTER VIBRATION FROM ENGINE. TRANSMISSION FAILED.