Event NYC85FA098

1985-04-04 RONKONKOMA, New York, United States Airport · ISP Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1022Q

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL UH-1B

Year of manufacture

1964 · 21 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING T53-L-11D (1100 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20170128

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A00ECF

Registrant of record

AMERICAN HUEY 369 INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1022Q Cessna 310H Fatal

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT DEEPARTED RUNWAY 33L AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 500 FEET AGL WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 33L THE AIRCRAFT BANKED RIGHT AND SPIRALED TO THE GROUND AND CRASHED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85FA098.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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