NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC87LA164
Registry · N120RM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
JIM KIMBALL ENTERPRISES PITTS MODEL 12
Year of manufacture
2016
Engine
VEDENEYEV M14P (350 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20160519
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A05535
Registrant of record
LOGUE PATRICK J
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
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Factual narrative
THE PLT OF A BELL 206L MADE A DOWNWIND TKOF WITH THE ACFT LOADED MORE THAN 100 LBS OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS TKOF WEIGHT. AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX 100 FT, WHILE COMPLYING WITH NOISE ABATEMENT TKOF PROCEDURES, THE PLT EXPERIENCED DECREASING MAIN ROTOR RPM AND A LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING HORN. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE LNDG PAD, HOWEVER, LNDD 200 FT SHORT. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE AFTER STRIKING A PARKED CAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_NYC87LA164.txt.
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