- Date
- December 27, 1983, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Newark, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 7 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N360CPAerospatiale SA-360C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831227063389A
- Case key
- 35309
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter arrived at the Newark intl arpt at 1531 after an uneventful flt from new york, NY with 2 en route stops. At 1540, the plt taxied from the passenger gate for departure. According to him, he had no control problems, while taxiing. He checked the annunciator panel before starting his takeoff & saw no warning lights. Collective pitch was increased to reduce weight on the gear, followed by further pitch increase to obtain a hover. At that time, the cyclic control moved abruptly to the left & was accompanied with the right main gear becoming airborne. The plt applied right cyclic & decreased the collective; however, the helicopter continued to roll left. The helicopter then hopped on the left main gear 3 times & the main rotor blades hit the pavement. Subsequently, the acft came to rest on its left side. An exam & functional test of the flt control hydraulic systems revealed no reason for the malfunction. The temp was below freezing (29 deg), but no system icing was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N360CP
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale SA-360C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1029
- Airframe hours
- 3,507
- Engine
- Turbomeca ASTAZOU, 871 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Island Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 9, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Destination
- 6N5 · New York City
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- EWR · Newark Int'L.
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,483 total · 1,615 in this make and model · 4,238 as pilot in command · 173 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.