Event NYC84LA237

1984-07-08 FAIRFIELD, Pennsylvania, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N111SP

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL 206L-3

Year of manufacture

1990

TCDS

H2SW · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD

Engine

ALLISON 250-C30 SER (650 hp)

Seats / Engines

7 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19900213

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A03188

Registrant of record

STATE OF MICHIGAN

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N111SP Schleicher ASW-15 None

Factual narrative

THE GLIDER WAS LANDED OFF ARPT DURING A RETURN FROM A ROUND ROBIN FLT AFTER EXPERIENCING A HIGH SINK RATE. DURING THE LANDING APPROACH POWER LINES HIDDEN IN A TREE LINE WERE NOT CLEARED AND THE COLLISION CAUSED THE ACFT TO YAW ABOUT 45 DEGREES. THE ACFT LANDED IN THIS YAWED CONDITION WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA237.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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