Aviation accident ERA16CA313

Name: aviation accident: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429 near Rikers Island (2016-09-01)
Start: 2016-09-01
Location: Rikers Island, NY, USA

NONE · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429 · 2016-09-01 · Rikers Island, NY, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA16CA313
Event ID: 20160913X10345
Type: Accident
Date: 2016-09-01
Location: Rikers Island, NY, USA
Coordinates: 40.786388, -73.878608

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 6
Total aboard: 6

Aircraft

Make: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
Model: 429
Registration: N917PD
FAR Part: PUBU
Engines: 2
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s overcontrolling of the helicopter during an aborted slope landing from a hover, which resulted in a main rotor blade strike.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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