ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225121
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 2019 |
| Time: | 14:26 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV |
| Owner/operator: | Zip Aviation opf Blade |
| Registration: | N26BB |
| MSN: | 52493 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 557 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce 250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hudson River at West 30th St Heliport (KJRA), New York, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | New York, NY (KJRA) |
| New York, NY (KJRA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was attempting to reposition the helicopter to a helipad after refueling at a riverfront heliport. On his first approach to the helipad in a gusting, quartering tailwind, the pilot felt the onset of a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) and aborted the approach and went around. He climbed the helicopter over the water, turned back toward the helipad, and again felt the onset of LTE. The nose of the helicopter began a yaw to the right, and application of full left pedal failed to arrest the yaw. The helicopter then entered an uncontrolled right spin around its mast and descended to water contact, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions of failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for adverse wind on final approach, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and aircraft control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=26BB
NTSB ERA19LA171
Location
Media:
Heart-stopping video captures the moment a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River Wednesday afternoon. The pilot was rescued from the water shortly after the crash. https://t.co/09lY10LXQc pic.twitter.com/rdjk7ZGLx0
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) May 15, 2019
My first day at @WSJNY and my first byline: gripping tale of a Hudson River helicopter crash https://t.co/75OEHbJV9p with the talented @pdberger
— Ben Chapman (@ChapmanReports) May 15, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-May-2019 19:22 | n25992 | Added |
| 15-May-2019 19:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 15-May-2019 19:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 20:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 21:19 | N25992 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 21:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 21:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 21:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 21:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 21:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 21:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 21:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 22:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 22:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 22:02 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 22:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 22:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 22:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-May-2019 04:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 16-May-2019 14:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Mar-2021 07:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 28-Mar-2021 07:57 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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