# Accident 19820425015622A: Bell 206L, New York, NY, April 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1982, 14:05 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: 34th Street
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MTPA
- 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: N16696 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FHJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425015622A

## Narrative

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

IDLING ROTORS WERE STRUCK BY ADJACENT HELICOPTER N49575 THAT HAD STARTED ENGINE. LOADING PASSENGER HIT BY DEBRIS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N49575, Bell 206L: [Accident 19820425015621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425015621A)

## 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 NYC82FHJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHJ04), Apr 25, 1982: Bell 206L (N16696), New York, 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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