# NTSB Accident ERA16CA313
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429** · 2016-09-01 · Rikers Island, NY, USA · NONE
## 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.

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