# Incident 19780523039552I: Bell 206L, New York, NY, May 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1978, 12:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: 34th St
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49575-1998-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523039552I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT'S ROTOR BLADE COLLIDED WITH PARKED COPTER AT FLIGHT IDLE WAITING FOR COOL DOWN. N16664.

## Other reports on N49575 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870513038559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513038559I), May 13, 1987: Bell 206L (N49575), New York, NY, Minor damage. The helicopter contacted main rotor blades of a parked helicopter on liftoff.
- [Accident 19820425015621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425015621A), Apr 25, 1982: Bell 206L (N49575), New York, NY, Minor damage. Started engine, rotors collided with another helicopter, N16696, with rotors idling while loading passengers.
- [Accident 19770904033429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904033429A), Sep 4, 1977: Bell 206L (N49575), Hightstown, PA, Substantial damage. Total drained and collected fuel - 20 oz. Plt autorotated to large open field.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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