Event NYC84FA307

1984-09-08 WALLINGFORD, Connecticut, United States Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4FL

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GVI

Year of manufacture

2012

Engine

ROLLS DEUT BR700-725A112

Seats / Engines

22 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20200121

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4A877

Registrant of record

FREDEX LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4FL Bell 206B Fatal

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AFTER THE PLT ANNOUNCED BY RADIO THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A LOW PASS OVER THE SITE OF AN OUTDOOR EVENT THAT HE HAD JUST ATTENDED. SOME WITNESSES SAW THE HELICOPTER FLYING EXTREMELY LOW. IT APPEARED THAT ONE OF THE LANDING SKID STRUTS CONTACTED THE WIRE. THE ACFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND SEPARATED INTO PARTS AS IT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84FA307.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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