Aerospatiale AS350D N900JA
14 August 1983 · Dover Township, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 August 1983 at about 23:15 local time, a Aerospatiale AS350D registered N900JA, operated by Trinity Jet, Inc., was involved in an accident near Dover Township, New Jersey, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dover Township, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS350D
- Registration
- N900JA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Trinity Jet, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakewood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83AA209
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 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
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER FLY ALONG THE BEACH AT ALT OF ABOUT 100-150 MSL, ENTER A BANK TO THE RIGHT AND DESCENDINTO THE WATER AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 45 DEG. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT DISCREPANCIES OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale AS350D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1983 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Sweet Springs, Missouri, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1982 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Hazard, Kentucky, United States | Kentucky Helicopters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1985 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Kula, Hawaii, United States | Papillon Helicopters, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1986 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Damin Aviation Corp. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1987 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Jones, Jones & Welch | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft C23 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | James R. Hamilton | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 140 | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Aeronca 7AC | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1983 | Cessna 210D | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172N | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |