# Incident 20100607052669I: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, New York City, NY, June 7, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2010, 09:15 local time
- Place: New York City, NY
- Airport: West 30th Street Heliport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MHIA
- Location: 40.7551° N, 74.0069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at West 30th Street Heliport (JRA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7551&lon=-74.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1D1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,790 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100607052669I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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