# NTSB Accident NYC05FA099
> **Bell 206L** · 2005-06-14 · New York, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC05FA099
- **Event ID:** 20050617X00808
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-06-14
- **Location:** New York, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.70111, -74.009162
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 6
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L
- **Registration:** N78TD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with an overweight helicopter, and subsequent impact with a pier and water.  Factors were a high ambient temperature and unfavorable winds.

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