# NTSB NYC69F0356: Bell 206A, N1426W, Lenox Hill, NY, February 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1969
- Place: Lenox Hill, NY · LENOX HILL, NY
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0356
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0356

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2812  69/2/28    LENOX HILL,NY       BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1768
        TIME - 0115                    N1426W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 60TH ST HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   LENOX HILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1426W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 60th St Heliport

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.

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