# Accident 19830722034401A: Bell 206A, Brooklyn, NY, July 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1983, 08:40 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, NY
- Airport: Wall Street
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6806° N, 74.0109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6806&lon=-74.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797R-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,040 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722034401A

## Narrative

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

POLICE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH AIR TAXI AIRCRAFT AS IT WAS ON TRAFFIC PATROL. OTHER AIRCRAFT N5328X.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5328X, Cessna U206G: [Accident 19830722034402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722034402A)

## 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 NYC83FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA188), Jul 22, 1983: Bell 206A (N4797R), Brooklyn, NY, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N4797R (1)

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

- [Accident 19740621018849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621018849A), Jun 21, 1974: Bell 206A (N4797R), Brooklyn, NY, Substantial damage. Engine power loss due to water ingestion. Inflatable floats mounted on skids.

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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