# Accident 19831227063389A: Aerosp SA360C, Newark, NJ, December 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1983, 15:45 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360CP-1992-04-02) (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
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU18A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,483 total, 1,615 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831227063389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO STOP LEFT ROLL DURING TRANSITION TO HOVER. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 NYC84FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA061), Dec 27, 1983: Aerospatiale SA-360C (N360CP), Newark, NJ, 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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