ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36327
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Date: | Thursday 5 May 1994 |
Time: | 12:50 |
Type: | Robinson R22A |
Owner/operator: | Titan Helicopter Academy |
Registration: | N503TH |
MSN: | 481 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2777 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | New Jersey Route 495, North Bergen, New Jersey -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Teterboro, New Jersey (TEB/KTEB) |
Destination airport: | Millville, New Jersey (MIV/KMIV) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On May 5, 1994, at 12:50 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) a Robinson R-22A, helicopter, N503TH, operated by Titan Helicopter Academy, of Millville, New Jersey, struck an unmarked static wire and impacted on a roadway in North Bergen, New Jersey. There was a fire. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for the training flight which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The flight originated at Millville, with one stop before Teterboro, New Jersey, where the helicopter was refueled. At Teterboro, the pilot requested to depart via helicopter route SIERRA to the Hudson River. At 1244:30, the local controller transmitted, "Helicopter three tango hotel, proceed outbound on the sierra, wind three six zero at one five"
At 1249:01, the Teterboro local controller transmitted, "Helicopter three tango hotel, squawk VFR, frequency change approved." At 1249:08, the following reply was received, "Uh, three tango hotel." No further transmissions were received from the helicopter.
The accident occurred where the SIERRA route, traveling in an easterly direction, crossed a set of high tension wires which run north and south. The helicopter struck the wire, approximately 150 feet above the ground. The helicopter then fell to a roadway (New Jersey Route 495 (NJ495)), approximately one mile east of the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, in the eastbound number one lane. The helicopter slid into the center divider and came to rest.
Several witnesses saw the eastbound helicopter make contact with the wires. Some of the witnesses reported the helicopter engaged in maneuvering before striking the wires. Several witnesses said the helicopter was on fire after the wire strike. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at location 40 degrees, 46 minutes, 36.3 seconds North, and 74 degrees, 02 minutes, 38.8 seconds West.
CAUSE: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout and adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a static wire.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC94FA078 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001206X01364&ntsbno=NYC94FA078&akey=1 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=503TH 3.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1117 4.
http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nj/N503TH/ 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Route_495 6.
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/06/nyregion/2-die-as-helicopter-crashes-near-lincoln-tunnel.html?pagewanted=all Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Sep-2016 18:06 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Sep-2016 18:09 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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