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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · New York, NY · November 20, 1981

Date
November 20, 1981 · 08:40 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
Wall Street
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N35TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82FA010
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total6,000 in this make and model100 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.

Departed in area of thunderstorm. Reported settling with power condition into river. Possible severe downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM. REPORTED SETTLING WITH POWER CONDITION INTO RIVER. POSSIBLE SEVERE DOWNDRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.