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NYC85FNA03

1985-08-17 · NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2B2

N8371C has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA, built 1997), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT NIGHT WITH AN INOPERATIVE LANDING LIGHT AND NO RUNWAY LIGHTS. AFTER CIRCLING THE AIRPORT 3 OR 4 TIMES HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85FNA03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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