Incident Robinson R44 Clipper II N188DD,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196778
 
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Date:Wednesday 19 July 2017
Time:10:25 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic R44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robinson R44 Clipper II
Owner/operator:Awesome Flight LLC
Registration: N188DD
MSN: 11314
Year of manufacture:2006
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Atlantic Ocean off Long Island's Gilgo Beach, NY -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:West Side Heliport (KJRA)
Destination airport:Francis S Gabreski (KFOK)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The float-equipped helicopter ditched 1/2 mile offshore. Both POB rescued uninjured.

Sources:

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Helicopter-Water-Gilgo-Beach-Long-Island-Ocean-Parkway-435402093.html
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/coast-guard-investigating-helicopter-down-off-gilgo-beach-1.13809380
http://abc7.com/news/helicopter-carrying-shane-mcmahon-crash-lands-off-ny-beach/2233560/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=188DD
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/168017-336b119d7e36d45bbfae4a39630f6fdee7e5deb6

https://www.corporatehelicopters.com/helicopter-services/helicopter-sales/robinson/r44-clipper/
https://hiveminer.com/Tags/2006,r44

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jul-2017 18:19 Aerossurance Added
19-Jul-2017 18:20 Aerossurance Updated [Source, Narrative]
19-Jul-2017 20:38 Iceman 29 Updated [Source, Embed code]
19-Jul-2017 20:59 Iceman 29 Updated [Embed code]
19-Jul-2017 21:02 Geno Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative]
19-Jul-2017 21:40 Iceman 29 Updated [Embed code]

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