Event NYC85FNA03

1985-08-17 NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts, United States Airport · 2B2 Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8371C

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA

Year of manufacture

1997

TCDS

H10WE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO

Engine

LYCOMING 0-360-A1D (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19971009

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB74D9

Registrant of record

EMERALD CITY AIRCRAFT LEASING INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8371C Piper PA-28-151 Serious

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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