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NTSB investigation record

NYC98LA058

Completed

Aerospatiale As-355· N355DS

Date
December 31, 1997
Location
New York, NY
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach with a tailwind, and his failure to perform a go-around in a timely manner. A factor in the accident was the strong tailwind.

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