# Incident 19890911034419I: Snias AS350D, New York, NY, September 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1989, 11:58 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Port Authority-West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N700WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700WW-1991-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911034419I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR HIT A CABLE ON REPOSITIONING OF HELICOPTER. TWO BALANCE BOLTS DEPARTED AND ONE STRUCK A PHOTOGRAPHER.

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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