# Accident 19820429015619A: Bell 206L, New York, NY, April 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1982, 11:45 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- 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: N16959 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total, 585 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429015619A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC82FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA083), Apr 29, 1982: Bell 206L (N16959), 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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