ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368286
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 1989 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Atlantic Leasing Ser.,inc. |
| Registration: | N75044 |
| MSN: | S1287 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1343 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Philadelphia, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Quakertown, PA (UKT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORLTY AFTER DEPARTING PENNS LANDING HELIPORT AT PIER 38, WHICH WAS 20 FEET ABOVE THE WATER, THE HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO THE WATER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. IT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE WATER & THE WATER AND MUD WERE REMOVED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: WATER IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA179
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| 23-Mar-2024 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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