# NTSB NYC80FA004: Bell 206B, N3500M, Old Westbury, NY, October 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1979
- Place: Old Westbury, NY · OLD WESTBURY, NY
- Location: 40.7865° N, 73.5975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Westbury, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7865&lon=-73.5975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1930
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3963   79/10/6   OLD WESTBURY,NY     BELL 206B           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1610                    N3500M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            32, 4788 TOTAL HOURS, 460
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST HAMPTON,NY             NEW YORK CITY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- THE LOWER CLEVIS ADJUSTMENT BARREL OF THE PITCH CHANGE ROD WAS NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3500M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3500M-1984-07-06), registration cancelled 1984-07-06, S/N 473 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19791006040939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006040939A), Oct 6, 1979: Bell 206B, Westbury, NY, Destroyed. Helicopter rotor system failed during flight, causing crash.

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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