NYC70I0006

NTSB incident investigation · Vertol 107-II · Flushing, NY · July 4, 1969

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1969
Place
Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
Injuries
25 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6675DVertol 107-II
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164017

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0021   69/7/4    FLUSHING,NY         VERTOL 107-II       CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1606                    N6675D              PX-  0  0 22                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA
        OPERATOR - NEW YORK AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FIRST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6675D
Reported as
Vertol 107-II
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
No damage
Airport
Laguardia

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.