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Date
June 7, 2010 · 09:15 local
Place
New York City, NY
Airport
West 30th Street Heliport
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
MHIA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N696BH
Reported as
Eurocopter AS 350 B2
Reported engine
Turbomeca ARRIEL-1D1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,790 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During reposition from spot 2 to the heliport fuel deck at jra heliport, pilot did strike and break pier bulkhead light with tail of helicopter. Pilot hot fueled helicopter and did not inspect aircraft for damage. Pilot departed jra heliport enroute to jrb heliport in an aircraft that was unairworthy. A maintenance inspection by company maintenance personnel revealed no damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING REPOSITION FROM SPOT 2 TO THE HELIPORT FUEL DECK AT JRA HELIPORT, PILOT DID STRIKE AND BREAK PIER BULKHEAD LIGHT WITH TAIL OF HELICOPTER. PILOT HOT FUELED HELICOPTER AND DID NOT INSPECT AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE. PILOT DEPARTED JRA HELIPORT ENROUTE TO JRB HELIPORT IN AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS UNAIRWORTHY. A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.