# NTSB NYC71DHJ05: Bell 206A, N11DL, Southampton, NY, August 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1970
- Place: Southampton, NY · SOUTHAMPTON, NY
- Location: 40.8766° N, 72.4031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8766&lon=-72.4031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4496  70/8/25    SOUTHAMPTON,NY      BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2555
        TIME - 2245                    N11DL               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 635 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPRING VALLEY ARPT          SOUTHAMPTON,NY               NEWARK ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT DVRTD ATTN TO TURN OFF LDG LITE AT CRITICAL PT DURG OVR WATER APCH TO POORLY LITED HELIPAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11DL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11DL-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 434, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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