# Accident 19791006040939A: Bell 206B, Westbury, NY, October 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1979, 16:10 local time
- Place: Westbury, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Scheduled aircraft/helicopter
- Location: 40.7599° N, 73.5892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westbury, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7599&lon=-73.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3500M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3500M-1984-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,788 total, 460 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006040939A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ROTOR SYSTEM FAILED DURING FLIGHT, CAUSING CRASH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA004), Oct 6, 1979: Bell 206B (N3500M), Old Westbury, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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