# Incident 19840423020979I: Westld WESTLAND30, New York, NY, April 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1984, 10:50 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N4499N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4499N-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Westland Helicopters WG30 (registry code 9650160, https://openairdocs.org/model/westland-helicopters-wg30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WESTLD WESTLAND30
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART510
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,990 total, 9 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840423020979I

## Narrative

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

LOST ITS LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHILE TAXING FOR TAKEOFF. FOUND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TIE BOLTS HAD LOST THEIR TORGUE.

## Other reports on N4499N (1)

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

- [Incident 19870819056139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870819056139I), Aug 19, 1987: Westld WESTLAND30 (N4499N), New York, NY. Fire warning light came on during taxi. Fire bottles fired. Light went out. Suspect a false fire warning.

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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