- Date
- November 6, 1986, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Staten Island, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N83086Bell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861106083899A
- Case key
- 30554
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The on-demand cargo flight encountered a bird strike enroute from new jersey to jamaica, new york. The pilot received serious injury to the eye and checkbone but was able to accomplish an emergency landing in a parking lot without further damage or injury.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83086
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 914
- Airframe hours
- 8,397
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Island Helicopter Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1986 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- Edison, NJ
- Destination
- JFK · Jamaica, NY
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,479 total · 1,505 in this make and model · 1,475 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N83086 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.