Accident · 1990-02-10

NTSB case NYC90FA067 · BELL 206L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-02-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 206L (N16664)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ISLAND HELICOP Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ISLAND HELICOPTER

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE WIND RESULTING IN A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. ADDITIONALLY THE LOSS OF LIFT WHEN THE HELICOPTER FLEW OFF THE HELIPORT PLATFORM, PRIOR TO REACHING EFFECTIVE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT, RESULTED IN THE HELICOPTER SETTLING INTO THE WATER.

Source: NTSB case NYC90FA067

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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