- Date
- May 7, 1978
- Place
- Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49496Aerospatle 330J
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780507039559A
- Case key
- 142134
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2494 78/5/7 NR.ATLANTIC CITY,NJ AEROSPATLE 330J CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1220 N49496 PX- 1 1 1 CORP/EXEC 42, 7490 TOTAL HOURS, 116 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTIC CITY,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- CRASHED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49496
- Reported as
- Aerospatle 330J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N49496Registration cancelled Dec 10, 2012 · S N I A S SA330JAirframe modelS N I A S SA330JEngine modelTurbomeca ASTAZOU series
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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.