# Accident 19940505010049A: Robsin R22, North Bergen, NJ, May 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1994, 12:50 local time
- Place: North Bergen, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GTSA
- Location: 40.8043° N, 74.0121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bergen, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8043&lon=-74.0121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503TH-1994-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940505010049A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES FOLLOWING HIGHWAY AT LOW ALTITUDE.BURNED. IMPACTED MEDIAN. CFI PASSENGER. 100 PARKED AUTOS BURNED.

## 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 NYC94FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA078), May 5, 1994: Robinson R22A (N503TH), North Bergen, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout and adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an inflight collision with a static wire.

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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