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NYC87LA001

1986-10-01 · CALDWELL, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CDW

N8320A has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA, built 1995), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT IN COMMAND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME TOO LOW DURING A NIGHT SIMULATED EMERGENCY (ENGINE OUT) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TOPS OF TREES, BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC87LA001.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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