40.6915° N, 73.8057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 30, 1981 · 10:27 local
Place
Jamaica, NY
Airport
Jfk
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
NYBA
Aircraft
N47318
Reported as
Aerosp SA360C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,488 total560 in this make and model79 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.
Inadvertently deployed floatation bags on takeoff. Returned. Switch in armed position. Revised checklist.
As the FAA filed it
INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED FLOATATION BAGS ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. SWITCH IN ARMED POSITION. REVISED CHECKLIST.