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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L · New York, NY · April 29, 1982

Date
April 29, 1982 · 11:45 local
Place
New York, NY
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
MTPA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16959
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82FA083
Reported as
Bell 206L
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,340 total585 in this make and model137 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power, autorotated into east river. Rolled after hard landing. Pc line broken at b nut on fuel control unit.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER, AUTOROTATED INTO EAST RIVER. ROLLED AFTER HARD LANDING. PC LINE BROKEN AT B NUT ON FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

NTSB investigation

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