# Incident 19810519039589I: Cessna 550, Farmingdale, NY, May 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Jfk
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30JD-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19810519039589I

## Narrative

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

ROTOR BLAST FROM HELICOPTER DAMAGED CABIN DOOR HINGE OF CESSNA N30JD

## Other reports on N30JD (1)

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

- [Incident 19911017055539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911017055539I), Oct 17, 1991: Cessna 550 (N30JD), Chicago, IL. Experienced uncommanded NR2 engine shutdown. Bevel gear fractured and disengaged gear box shutting down engine.

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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