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Anyone got the scoop on a Liberty Helicopters incident in the big apple? Stories of tail stinger being severed and punched through a wall missing a waiting passenger by inches. Heliport is now closed and aircraft being trucked offsite.
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** Report created 3/24/2008 Record 1 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 406LH Make/Model: AS55 Description: AS-355/555 ECUREUIL 2, TWINSTAR, FENNEC
Date: 03/22/2008 Time: 1510
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: Y Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: NEW YORK State: NY Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ROTOCRAFT ON TAKE OFF FROM WEST 30TH STREET HELIPORT, STRUCK N456AE, AN
EC130, NEW YORK CITY, NY
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 4 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: KLGA 221415Z 32010KT 10SM FEW060 BKN090 04/M14 A2994
OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: GARDEN CITY, NY (EA15) Entry date: 03/24/2008
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** Report created 3/24/2008 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 456AE Make/Model: EC35 Description: EC-135
Date: 03/22/2008 Time: 1510
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: Y Missing:
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: NEW YORK State: NY Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ROTOCRAFT ON TAKE OFF FROM WEST 30TH STREET HELIPORT, STRUCK N456AE, AN
EC130, NEW YORK CITY, NY
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 5 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: KLGA 221415Z 32010KT 10SM FEW060 BKN090 04/M14 A2994
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Take-off Operation: Other
FAA FSDO: GARDEN CITY, NY (EA15) Entry date: 03/24/2008
120torque
25th Mar 2008, 10:10
Were there 3 aircraft involved in this then ? The first report states a As355 lifted into a EC130 & the second report states a EC135 lifted into a EC130. ???
Nubian
25th Mar 2008, 20:41
ROTOCRAFT ON TAKE OFF FROM WEST 30TH STREET HELIPORT, STRUCK N456AE, AN
EC130, NEW YORK CITY, NY
The AS-355: N406LH, apperently on take-off struck the other helicopter: N456AE an EC-130B4, not a 135 as the second report says.