# NTSB NYC78FA048: Aerospatle 330J, N49496, Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic Ocean), May 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1978
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic Ocean) · ATLANTIC CITY,NJ, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49496-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 1463, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE 330J
- Registry model: [S N I A S SA330J](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-sa330j) (registry code 8680612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca ASTAZOU series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-astazou-series) (registry code 60020, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780507039559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507039559A), May 7, 1978: Snias SA330J, Atlantic City, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed in Atlantic ocean.

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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