# Accident 19811120074659A: Bell 206B, New York, NY, November 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1981, 08:40 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Wall Street
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N35TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35TA-1984-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120074659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC82FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA010), Nov 20, 1981: Bell 206B (N35TA), New York City, NY, substantial damage

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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