Bell 206A N4087G
28 July 1973 · New York, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 July 1973 at about 08:04 local time, a Bell 206A registered N4087G was involved in an accident during in flight near New York, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- 23RD St Skyport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N4087G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Middletown, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2839
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
POSSIBLY 1ST FLT FM L SEAT.MADE STEEP R TURN FOLLOWED BY RAPID DESCENT TO WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 Aug 1973 | Bell 206A | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1973 | Bell 206B | White Plains, New York, United States | Terminal Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Bell 206B | Amelia, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 1973 | Bell 206B | Lewistown, Montana, United States | Omniflt Helico | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |