Aerospatiale SA-360C N49533
22 September 1984 · New York, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1984 at about 20:28 local time, a Aerospatiale SA-360C registered N49533, operated by Island Helicopter Corp., was involved in an accident near New York, New York, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- E. 34TH St. Heliport (6N5)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale SA-360C
- Registration
- N49533
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Island Helicopter Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jamaica → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA320
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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
DURING APPROACH TO HELIPORT, THE PLT HEARD TWO LOUD 'POPS' FROM THE ENGINE. THE PLT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY FLOATS AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH. THE PLT STATED THAT THE 'POPPING', RECOGNIZED AS A COMPRESSOR STALL STARTED AGAIN ON FINAL. HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND THE ACFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY WHICH TERMINATED WITH A HARD LANDING. THE TAIL BOOM BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAIN BODY AND THE ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE VERTICAL FIN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE REASON FOR THE COMPRESSOR STALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale SA-360C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1983 | Aerospatiale SA-360C | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1983 | Aerospatiale SA-360C | New York, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1985 | Aerospatiale SA 360C | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1982 | Aerospatiale SA-360C | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | Energy Heli. Inc | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1984 | Gordon TEENIE TWO | Hauppauge, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1984 | Globe GC-1B | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1984 | Cessna 305A | East Moriches, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1984 | Cessna 182P | Clarkstown, New York, United States | Garrett Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1984 | Cessna 210N | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1984 | Cessna 182R II | Fulton, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |