# NTSB NYC79FHI15: Agusta 109A, N516KA, New York, NY, June 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1979
- Place: New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHI15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHI15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1455   79/6/1    NEW YORK,NY         AGUSTA 109A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1535                    N516KA              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 32, 2175 TOTAL HOURS, 140
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  PAN AM HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TERENTON NJ                 NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        REMARKS- LDG STRUTS INFLATED TO 200 PSI.SHOULD HAVE HAD 99 PSI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N516KA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516KA-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N 7134 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AGUSTA 109A
- Registry model: [Agusta A109A](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-a109a) (registry code 0260112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Pan Am Heliport

## 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 19790601012859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601012859A), Jun 1, 1979: Agusta A109, New York, NY, Destroyed. Touchdown from hover. Experienced dynamic vibration and rollover. Factors technique and improper strut adjustment.

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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