Incident report
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429 crash near Rikers Island, New York, United States
unknown2016-09-01
Summary
The pilot’s overcontrolling of the helicopter during an aborted slope landing from a hover, which resulted in a main rotor blade strike.
Incident details
Date
2016-09-01
Location
Rikers Island, New York, United States
Aircraft
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429
Operator
NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗40.7864, -73.8786
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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