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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA360C · New York, NY · April 26, 1985

Date: April 26, 1985 · 14:23 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: East 34th Street Heliport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: NYBA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N49505
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA85AA020
Reported as: Aerosp SA360C
Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU18A
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,445 total163 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N49505Registration cancelled Apr 2, 1992 · Aerospatiale SA-360C "DAUPHIN"S/N 1006 Airframe modelAerospatiale SA-360C "DAUPHIN"

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What happened

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Compressor stall after lift off. Settled into water. No time for floats. Corrosion dirt gear box compressor blade.

As the FAA filed it

COMPRESSOR STALL AFTER LIFT OFF. SETTLED INTO WATER. NO TIME FOR FLOATS. CORROSION DIRT GEAR BOX COMPRESSOR BLADE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA85AA020Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportNew York, NYAt laguardia arpt, wnd was fm 320 deg at 16 gstg 22 KTS. PIC rprtd wnd at heliport (on west bank of east RVR) was fm sw. Obstacles were located along west edge of heliport. PIC rprtd he made pwr check, then bgn rolling takeoff with rgt qtrg hdwnd. As acft was…Apr 26, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N49505 · 2

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

Incident 19830819073659ITo Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff) · New York, NYEngine lost power just prior to liftoff. Aborted. Unable to find cause of engine malfunction.Aug 19, 1983 Incident 19820803046239INormal Cruise · Ridgewood, NYRight vertical stabilizer failed at mounting flange 360A14 1012 01 in flight, stabilizer fell off.Aug 3, 1982 · Minor damage