# NTSB NYC83FA188: Cessna U206G, N5328X, Brooklyn, NY, July 22, 1983 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: July 22, 1983, 08:40 local (12:40 UTC) - Place: Brooklyn, NY - Coordinates: 40.680595, -74.010894 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6806&lon=-74.0109&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 4 fatal, 2 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 35063 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83FA188 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35063/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA188 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Midair collision, approach - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - descent - uncontrolled - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - misc eqpt/furnishings,shoulder harness - not engaged - miscellaneous equipment - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor) - misc eqpt/furnishings,shoulder harness - not engaged - miscellaneous equipment - not used, passenger (contributing factor) - Midair collision, maneuvering - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis (aircraft 2) A CESSNA U206G FLOAT PLANE, N5328X, & A BELL 206A POLICE HELICOPTER, N4797R, COLLIDED IN FLT OVER BROOKLYN, NY. THE AIRCREW OF THE POLICE HELICOPTER WERE ON A TRAFFIC OBSERVATION FLT & HAD JUST REPORTED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF A TOLL STATION WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE FLOAT PLANE WAS ARRIVING ON AN AIR TAXI FLT TO THE WALL STREET AREA OF MANHATTAN, NY. A SURVIVING PASSENGER OF THE FLOAT PLANE SAID IT WAS IN A LEFT TURN WHEN SHE SAW THE HELICOPTER, JUST PRIOR TO THE MID-AIR COLLISION. THE HELICOPTER CRASHED THRU THE ROOF OF AN UNOCCUPIED GARAGE BUILDING. THE FLOAT PLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, WOBBLING SIDE-TO-SIDE, & CRASHED IN THE EAST RIVER. THE 2 REAR SEAT PASSENGERS EGRESSED BEFORE THE PLANE SANK. THE PLT & FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE INJURED & DROWNED. DIVER'S BELIEVED THAT NEITHER OF THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS WERE USING THEIR SHOULDER HARNESSES. THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S SHOULDER HARNESS WAS FOUND STOWED. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N5328X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5328X-1983-11-21), registration cancelled 1983-11-21, S/N U20605647 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G - Registry model: [Cessna U206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (registry code 2073356) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: U20605647 - Airframe hours: 1353 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-F 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Waterfront Airways,Inc. - Registered owner: Amw Corporation - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 18, 1983, 20 hours before - Departed: ATLANTIC HIGH, NJ - Destination: MANHATTAN, NY ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N4797R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797R-1984-07-12), registration cancelled 1984-07-12, S/N 330 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELL 206A - Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Helicopter - Serial number: 330 - Airframe hours: 8563 - Engines: ALLISON 250-C18 317 horsepower turbo shaft - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91 - Registered owner: City Of Ny Police Dept. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 15, 1983, 62 hours before - Departed: BROOKLYN, NY - Flight plan: Military VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N5328X; age 50; airline transport; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 20,000 total, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N4797R; age 39; flight instructor, airline transport; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 8,040 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 7,520 as pilot in command, 180 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 15 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TEB, 9 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19830722034402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722034402A), Jul 22, 1983: Cessna U206G, Brooklyn, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Mid air collision occurred as seaplane was approaching for landing on east river. Other aircraft N4797R. - [Accident 19830722034401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722034401A), Jul 22, 1983: Bell 206A, Brooklyn, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Police helicopter collided with air taxi aircraft as it was on traffic patrol. Other aircraft N5328X. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.