Bell 206L N120RM

Summary

On 5 June 1987 at about 20:20 local time, a Bell 206L registered N120RM, operated by Paramont Aviation, was involved in an accident near Port Washington, New York, United States. 6 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 June 1987 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Washington, New York, United States

Coordinates

40.8209, -73.6808

Aircraft

Bell 206L

Registration

N120RM

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Paramont Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Washington → East Hampton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA164

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE PLT OF A BELL 206L MADE A DOWNWIND TKOF WITH THE ACFT LOADED MORE THAN 100 LBS OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS TKOF WEIGHT. AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX 100 FT, WHILE COMPLYING WITH NOISE ABATEMENT TKOF PROCEDURES, THE PLT EXPERIENCED DECREASING MAIN ROTOR RPM AND A LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING HORN. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE LNDG PAD, HOWEVER, LNDD 200 FT SHORT. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE AFTER STRIKING A PARKED CAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.