# Accident 20050614033659A: Bell 206L, New York, NY, June 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2005, 13:38 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Port Auth-Dwntn-Manhattan/Wall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7011° N, 74.0092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7011&lon=-74.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78TD-2008-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60,517 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050614033659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER APPARENTLY EXPERIENCED ROTOR DROOP DUE TO AN OVER GROSS WEIGHT CONDITION AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE (HOT HUMID DAY) THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT WATER.

## 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 NYC05FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA099), Jun 14, 2005: Bell 206L (N78TD), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with an overweight helicopter, and subsequent impact with a pier and water. Factors were a high ambient temperature…

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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