# Accident 20111004023829A: Bell 206B, New York, NY, October 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2011, 15:25 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7389° N, 73.9683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7389&lon=-73.9683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63Q-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,287 total, 420 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12MA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12MA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111004023829A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 4, 2011, 1525 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME A BELL 206B, N63Q, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER COLLIDED WITH THE EAST RIVER (SALT WATER) DURING TAKEOFF FROM EAST 34TH STREET HELIPORT (6N5), NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PLANNED LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF A FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND ONE PASSENGER WAS KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM 6N5 AT 1524.

## 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 ERA12MA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12MA005), Oct 4, 2011: Bell 206B (N63Q), New York, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to anticipate and correct for conditions (high gross weight, low indicated airspeed, and a right downwind turn) conducive to loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE), which resulted…

## Other reports on N63Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951015045519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951015045519I), Oct 15, 1995: Bell 206B (N63Q), Quincy, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft struck wires while conducting aerial photo mission. Lower chin bubble, skids of helicopter were damaged, and two bent antennas. 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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