# NTSB NYC81FHJ04: Aerospatial AS-350, N3605Z, Garden City, NY, January 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1981
- Place: Garden City, NY · GARDEN CITY, NY
- Location: 40.7254° N, 73.6459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7254&lon=-73.6459&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0258   81/1/7    GARDEN CITY,NY      AEROSPATIAL AS-350  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1355
        TIME - 1715                    N3605Z              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLAND HELI HELFP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 GARDEN CITY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- NIGHT LDG ON DOLLY.STRUCK ADJACENT DOLLY WHILE MANEUVERING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3605Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3605Z-1989-08-03), registration cancelled 1989-08-03, S/N 1228 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIAL AS-350
- Registry model: [S N I A S AS350D ASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (registry code 8680803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Island Heli Helfp

## 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 19810107004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107004949A), Jan 7, 1981: Snias AS350D, Garden City, NY, Substantial damage. Night landing on dolly, tail rotor hit adjacent dolly. Helicopter spun, hit ground. Rolled over.

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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