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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L · New York, NY · February 10, 1990

Date
February 10, 1990 · 15:19 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
East 34th Street Heliport
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BJAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16664
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90FA067
Reported as
Bell 206L
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,515 total329 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Settled and impacted east river during nose low forward flight to obtain translational lift.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED AND IMPACTED EAST RIVER DURING NOSE LOW FORWARD FLIGHT TO OBTAIN TRANSLATIONAL LIFT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N16664 · 1

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