40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 12, 1983 · 18:08 local
Place
New York City, NY
Airport
La Guardia
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N900JA
Reported as
Snias AS350B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total17 in this make and model50 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.
Had a banging noise outside aircraft en route. On landing found a seat belt was protruding under the door.
As the FAA filed it
HAD A BANGING NOISE OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE. ON LANDING FOUND A SEAT BELT WAS PROTRUDING UNDER THE DOOR.