# Accident 19880501070799A: Bell 206B, New York, NY, May 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1988, 10:23 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: East 34th Street Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BJAA
- Location: 40.7398° N, 73.9310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7398&lon=-73.9310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7094J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7094J-1992-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,785 total, 698 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501070799A

## Narrative

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

RPM DECAY AND WARNING HORN CAME ON PILOT FAILED INCREASE RPM BY NOSING UP ON DESCENT. PY BOSS POWER TURBINE FAILED.

## 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 NYC88FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA133), May 1, 1988: Bell 206B (N7094J), Long Island Cty, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7094J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730717019909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717019909A), Jul 17, 1973: Bell 206B (N7094J), Amityville, NY, Substantial damage. During practice power off autorotative landing plt lndd harder than usual m/r blade hit tail.

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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