# Incident 19960829031599I: Bell 206L, New York, NY, August 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: East 34th Street Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- 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: N121NH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121NH-1998-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,180 total, 2,106 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829031599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ARTHUR BLAYLOCK UNTIED AND TURNED THE ROTOR BLADE ON N121NH 90 DEGREES. WHEN HE RELEASED THE ROTOR IT DIPPED DOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE PLANE OF ROTATION OF THE ROTOR OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT (N123NH) WHICH WAS RUNNING AT IDLE ON THE NEXT PARKING PAD. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT ENSUED. MR. BLAYLOCKS ACTIONS WERE CONTRARY TO SAFE OPERATING PRACTICES AND HIS COMPANY OPERATIONS MANUAL.

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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