| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 18, 1979 |
| Time: | 1823 |
| Location: | Newark, New Jersey |
| Operator: | New York Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Newark, NJ - Flushing, NY |
| AC Type: | Sikorsky S61-L |
| Registration: | N618PA |
| cn / ln: | 61426 |
| Aboard: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:3 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Tail rotor separated in flight shortly after takeoff. The helicopter autorotated and crashed. Fatigue fracture in tail rotor. |
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