- Date
- July 28, 1973
- Place
- New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N4087GBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730728024319A
- Case key
- 188971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2839 73/7/28 NEW YORK,NY BELL 206A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2330 TIME - 0804 N4087G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 23RD ST SKYPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK,NY MIDDLETOWN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- POSSIBLY 1ST FLT FM L SEAT.MADE STEEP R TURN FOLLOWED BY RAPID DESCENT TO WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4087G
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- 23rd St Skyport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.