# NTSB NYC81IA006: Bell 206L, N10, Atlantic City, NJ, October 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1980
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81IA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0040  80/10/24   ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    BELL 206L           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 10311
        TIME - 1045                    N10                 PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAA TECH CNTR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- WHITE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK TAIL BOOM DRG PWR RCVRY FM AUTOROTATION TO HOVER,ABRUPT PITCH MNVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N10 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: FAA Tech Cntr

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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