- Date
- March 1, 1966
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N107PAVertol 107-II
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174033
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0019 66/3/1 JAMAICA NY VERTOL 107-II CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2046 N107PA PX- 0 0 6 42, 7258 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1900 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTERNATIONAL OPERATOR - NEW YORK AIRWAYS,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 45 290 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 27 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- AFT ROTOR BLADES STRUCK FUSELAGE DURING STARTING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N107PA
- Reported as
- Vertol 107-II
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jfk International