Twin engine Bell 412 forced to ditch 30m short of its home base, emergency floats deployed successfully and all five occupants evacuated without injury

Date:

22 September, 2010

Reg:

N412PD

Make:

Bell

Model:

B412

MSN:

36515

Location:

Jamaica Bay, adjacent to Floyd Bennett Field

Country:

US-New York

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

New-York-Police-Dept

Link:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/nypd_chopper_runs_out_of_gas_crashes_qvxx6rVfaE4DyQGsosiPQL?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

Link:

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/NYPD-Helicopter-Crashes-into-Jamaica-Bay-103559974.html

Link:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/22/2010-09-22_nypd_helicopter_makes_hard_emergency_landing_in_brooklyn_cause_unclear.html?r=ny_local&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+nydnrss/ny_local+(NY+Local)