# Accident 19850426077939A: Aerosp SA360C, New York, NY, April 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1985, 14:23 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: East 34th Street Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NYBA
- Location: 40.7424° N, 73.9721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at East 34th Street Heliport (6N5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7424&lon=-73.9721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49505-1992-04-02) (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: 7
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,445 total, 163 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA85AA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426077939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DCA85AA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA020), Apr 26, 1985: Aerospatiale SA360C Dauphin (N49505), New York, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N49505 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830819073659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819073659I), Aug 19, 1983: Aerosp SA360C (N49505), New York, NY. Engine lost power just prior to liftoff. Aborted. Unable to find cause of engine malfunction.
- [Incident 19820803046239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820803046239I), Aug 3, 1982: Aerosp SA360C (N49505), Ridgewood, NY, Minor damage. Right vertical stabilizer failed at mounting flange 360A14 1012 01 in flight, stabilizer fell off.

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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