# NTSB NYC70FHD30: Bell 206A, N1443W, Pennsauken, NJ, May 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1970
- Place: Pennsauken, NJ · PENNSAUKEN, NJ
- Location: 39.9562° N, 75.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pennsauken, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9562&lon=-75.0580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4596  70/5/21    PENNSAUKEN,NJ       BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4055
        TIME - 1550                    N1443W              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 301 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BLADE,COMPRESSOR ROTOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TWO FIFTH-STAGE COMPRESSOR BLDS FAILED IN FATIGUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1443W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1443W-1984-04-17), registration cancelled 1984-04-17, S/N 372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1443W (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 NYC79FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA056), Jul 14, 1979: Bell 206B (N1443W), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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