# Incident 19820915054019I: Aerosp SA360C, Brooklyn, NY, September 15, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1982, 18:45 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NYBA
- Location: 40.6501° N, 73.9496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6501&lon=-73.9496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8479U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8479U-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA-360C "DAUPHIN" (registry code 8680662, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa-360c-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA360C
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820915054019I

## Narrative

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

BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT. A FILM CANISTER FELL OUT AND WENT THROUGH A ROOF. DOOR NOT PROPERLY SECURED.

## Other reports on N8479U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830814048189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814048189A), Aug 14, 1983: Aerosp SA360C (N8479U), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Encountered power surge on vertical landing. Failed to make timely adjustments caused RPM decay and tail strike.

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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