# NTSB Accident NYC98LA058
> **Aerospatiale AS-355** · 1997-12-31 · NEW YORK, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA058
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09376
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-31
- **Location:** NEW YORK, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.749984, -73.999526
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS-355
- **Registration:** N355DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach with a tailwind, and his failure to perform a go-around in a timely manner.  A factor in the accident was the strong tailwind.

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