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NS060P

ic

N5060?

Le

zero three one four be advised there was an aizplane
crashed into a helicopter just scuth of the lincoln a
minute ago

yep you know what and i worked him i wasn't we were
looking for him also

tower

did he say what i thought he said

wnere at

over

oh my lord okay thanks

alrignt

pye

(unintelligible) teterboro this is cessna tive zero six

zero papa at one thousand five hundred crossing the an
george washington request transition over the field

cessna five zero six zero papa your radio is
scratchy almost unreadable you
caldweil just remain below t

very
1 proceed westbound to
icor of the bravo

roger six zero papa

gulfstream echo charlie you can ss runway ah cwo four
at the end then waiting your release

one eight echo charlie

and seven tango delta you said the ah you said he did
hit a helicopter


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N7LMC/N401LH

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Le

N?IMC

Le

N7AiMC

Lc

N355FF

Le

N355FP

SBE869

Le

NV IMC

Le

have a good day

an lance one mike charlie you gonna be requesting of v f
rv down the river to ocean city or just ah soutnwest
bound

itll *(tell ya) the most direct so i can take either one

okay just ah let me know so i know whe to ah coordinate
*(da) handoff with

alright i'll teil you what i'll take down the river
that'd be fine

no problem

helicopter five foxtrot foxtrot contact new york
approach one two zero point eight

hey we're just gonna check out if that's okay with you

cxay no problem squawk v f r radar service terminated
frequency change approved

roger thanks very much go yankees

and starbase eight zero nine holding shor= of one nine
in sequence ready

starbase eight zero nine roger ah don't know how long
it's going to be for your release ah with the teterboro
ve off of runway one nine it conflicts with newark

al overhead so they have to a um make a hole in a ah
al in order to get you out

ah tower seven one mike charlie just pulling out of ah
meridian ah at ah papa if you could give me a
progressive i'd appreciate it

lance one mike charlie turn left on papa join an papa to
iima to one nine at bravo


TEB-ATCT-OO78
N7IMC/N4012H

Page 18 of 18

16046:25 N2183C one nine cleared for takeoff two one eight echo charlie

1604349 ac lear zero golf sierra reduce to final approach speed
traffic about to departs a gulfstrean

N427ML teterboro tower helicopter four
request frequency change over river

seven mixe lima

1605:48 ic learjet golf sierra runway one nine cleared to land

1605:50 N22068 cleared to land one nine golf si

1605:54 N427ML teterboro tower helicopter four two seven mike lima
request frequency change for river

1605:58 Le seven mike lima squawk v f rv frequency change approved

1606:90 Ka27ML seven mike lima
End of Transcript

“This portion of the re-recording is not entirely clear, but this represents the
best interpretation possible under the circumstances.



TEB-ATCT-0078

IMC/N401LH

Page 10 of 18

1551:22

1551:24

1551342

1551:44

1852:13

1552:15

OPS

OPS

Le

OPS

ic

1c

OPS

Le

OPS

i know (unintelligible)

(unintelligible)

oh my god it yeah it was it was pretty bad aagn

but it smell it couldn't a smell it ain't been there
that long
you know what i how i held everything because i gez

nauseous really quick and t
the place that shouldn't have been

get outta here

och it was disgusting

no

yeah it seems like when they ran over the cat ah
basically came out like the cats mouth and
(unintelligible) if you know what i mean

november two one eight echo charlie taxi with hotel from

jet aviation

no shit (unintelligible) *{hold on one sec)

yeah

beech one eight echo charlie (unintelligible) tower taxi

xunway one nine cross (unintelligible) £'11 tell you
what cross one nine at kehbeck an taxi to one mine

we'll ah taxi to one nine cross one nine at quebec

damn i'll (unintelligible} get the damn dude here

yeah i know (unintelligible) no but no it it was pretty

bad

ngs were squiztin all over


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N7IMC/N401LH

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SBE809

SBEEC9

LC

SBE809

N493TD

Le

N409TD

Le

N409TD

N71MC

ic

N7iMC

N?1MC

one nine position and hold starbase eight zero nine

starbase eight oh nine runway one nine cleared for
takeoff

one nine cleared for takeoff starbase eight zero nine

starbase eight oh nine contact new york deparcure one
one niner point two

an *(depatures) starbase eight zero nine thank you

and tower helicopter nine tango delta with hotel

nelicopter nine tango delta teterboro tower

comin up on the lincoln tunnel lookin for ah juliet
going to jet

helicopter nine tango delta report cecrges squawk zero
three zero one

zero three zero one for nine t d

ah teterboro tower seven one mike charlie's at ah bravo
short of one niner ready for departure

lance one mike charlie left turn to the scutheast is
approved one thousand one hundred a

below runway one
nine intersection bravo cleared for takeoff

ah right it's a left turn at one thousand one an try one
thousand one niner an or below

one thousand one hundred eleven hundred and below

eleven hundred below and ah did you clear me for
departure

affirmative


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N7LMC/N401LH

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32

N?2MC

N9O

Lc

N30

NGO

Lc

NIG

NSO

LC

Nao

papa to lima one nine to bravo thanks

departure starbase released

hey dave he's not a dalton

what is he

ah regular nineteen

whoop whoops let me get a release then thank you

(unintelligible)

hey carlyle after air shuttle twenty six oh two five
northwest he's ah released

(unintelligible)

see ya

carlyle ask him where where air shuttie is

(uninte

lligible)

hey ah davey

yo

where where is air shuttle at

almost over your head

(unintelligible)

(unintelligible)

starbase eight oh nine runi one nine position and hold



TEB-ATCT~O078
N7IMC/N401LH

Page 9 of 18

1550:44
1850:44

1550:45

i550:59

1551:09

1551:12

ops

Le

Lc

OPS

OPS

Le
a

OPS

ic

Ors

ic

N7LMC

huh

i said we got plenty of gas in the grill

(unintelligible) it kinda sucks that we can't we won't
be able to do it today

(unintelligible) fire up the the cat

coh disgusting augh that thing was disgusting

chinese people do it so why can't we

augh stop it

(unintelligible)

i ah let me let me find out you guys were like with your
binoculars looking all over the place

well i saw you come out and the stop down *(tke end of
the) road i said what the hell she doing

yah

so i got the binoculars and * (he skipped cut there said)

coh you saw my face

(unintelligible) somewhat

(unintelligible)

one mike charlie start a left turn to jo

° the hudson
river

one mike charlie

this freeking guy


Federal Aviation
Administration

Memorandum

Date: September 17, 2009
To: Rircraft Accident File TEB-ATCT-0078
From: Teterboro Aircort Traffic Control Tower

Subject: INFORMATION: Full Transcript
Aircraft Accident, N71MC/N401LH
Hoboken, Nd, August 08, 2009

This transcription covers the Teterboro Airport T
position for the time period from August 08, 2009, 153
1606:CO UTC.

Control Tower (ATCT) LC
UTC, zo August 08, 2009,

6

Agencies Making Transmissions Abbreviations
“Seterboro Tow! Locai Control Le
Solutions, LJ40 BIS610
Teterboro Airport Operations OPS
N355FEF, Helicopter AS355F1 N355FF
Unknown UNK
Starbase, E135 SEE809
New York TRACON N30
N7IMC, PA32 NT IMC
N4409TD, Helicopter B407 N409TD
N218EC, GLPFS N218EC
Newark ATCT EWR?
N407TD, Helicopter B407 N407TD
N5060P, Cessna C172 N50602
N427ML, Helicopter B427 N427ML.
N220GS, LJ35 N220GS

I hereby certify that the following is a true t
conversations pertaining to the subject aircraft

cue HOG

Laufence F. Brady
Staff Support Specialist
Teterboro ATCT

sription of the recorded
ident involving N7iMc.

1536;90 ic runway one nine an are you familiar with and can you
accept the one nine dalton departure

1536:04 BlOS61O ah yes we can ah accept the one nine dalton departure ah
for ah for six ten


TEB-ATCT-OC78
N7IMC/N491L4

1553:

i2 of 18
208 OPS
10S ic
209 CPS
:10 Le

ic OPS

17 ic

19 EWRT
220 Le

Le

NSO

EWRT

ya got ah baby sit *{home)

yeah let me straighten *(sh} stuff out

alright

alzight

um bye

hey newark teterboro did you get em yet

alright

(anintelligible) hey ah departure t eight oh cne

*“(oravo charlie) try approach one two seven six --- what

you haven't happen to have some seven one mike cha
call you did you

seven one mike charlie
yeah

no

alright if he does give him to newark twenty seven
eighty five

twenty seven eight five okay (unintelligible)
alright

teterboro newark


TEB-ATCT-0078
N7IMC/N4CLLE

Page il of 18

1552:19 1c
1552:20 NvVime
1552:20 EWR?
1552:23 OPS
1552:25 LC
1552:27 OPS
1552:28 LC
1552:37 LC
1552:41 Le
1552:43 OPS
1552:48 Le

1552:57 OPS
552359 LC
1553:01 OPS
1553:02 Le
1553:04 Ors
1553:07 Le

lance one mike charlie contact newark tower one two
seven point eight five

one two seven point (unintelligible)

(unintelligible) *(putting him on a two twenty heading)

are you ah doing everything on your own

somewhat ho hold on real quick

okay

say again newark (unintelligible) uh i did --- keep an
eye on him though (unintelligible}

one mike charlie newark twenty seven eighty five

he's lost in the hertz (unintelligible)

ah *(just about)

dance seven one mike charlie teterboro tower

(unintelligible) that's why i don't---try not give them
the frequency ‘cuz

yean makes sense he probably s

nec over already

to the wrong frequency that's the problen

on shit

(unintelligible)

mm mm mm.

damn


TEB-ATCT-9078
N?IMC/N4CLLE

Page 8 of 18

1548:42
1549

1549:46

N71MC

Le

N409TD

N71MC

N409TD

Le

N71MC

N499TD

N4C9TD

Le

ic

Le

very much sir

helicopter nine tango delta traffic ceparting runway one
nine will be turnin to the southeas in the river
climbing to one thousand one hundred it's a lance

nine tango delta's look*(ing)

lance one mike charlie radar contact say altitude

seven mike charlie climbing out of four hundred

lance one mike charlie roger traffic eleven o'clock and
two miles northwestbound one thousand 4 helicopter

seven one mike charlie lookin

nine tango delta's got em maintain visual

helicopter nine tango delta thank you---lance one mike
charlie helicopter has you in sight

thank you sir

and nine t d is comin up on georges

helicopter nine tango delta ta
land

iway juliet cleared to

cleared to land juliet nine t a

(unintelligible)

(unintelligible)

operations

do we have plenty of gas in the grill


TEB-ATCT-0078
N71MC/N401L4

Page 4 of 18

1539 LC
1539:22 N355FE
1546
1540:10 BUS61C
1540:18 ic
1540: 34 N90
1540:39 LC
1540:41 LC
1540345 BJS615
1541
1541:24 BIS610
Lc
i841:28 BUJS610
1541:50 N7LMC
1541:58 Le
1542:00 NVIMC
1542:05 Le
1542:10 N7iMC
1542:16 ac

okay no problem i don't have any traffic on the ah east
side anyway

five fox

dan solutions six ten is ready

solution six ten thank you i'm awaiting your release
departure ah solution six ten is released

he's rollin (unintelligible) *{der} all right

solutions six ten runway one nine dalton departure
cleared for take off

cleared for take off solutions six ten

confirm solution six ten cleared for take off

affirmative

sir

ah teterboro tower lance november seven one mike charlie

and the lance callin say again the call sign

ah that's lance november seven on
meridian with hotel ready to taxi

one mike charlie at

lance seven one mike charlie taxi to runway one nine
intersection bravo

over to one niner intersection bravo

solutions six ten contact new york departure one one
niner point two we'll see ya



TEB-ATCT-0078
N7IMC/M401L4

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Le

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OPS

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Le

UNK

Le

yeah he smacked into him they both went down in the
hudson

teterboro six zero papa you you gave us ah permission to

transition over the airport to caldwell

helicopter six zero papa affirmative proceed westbound

te caldwell altimeter three zero two three

six zero papa

seven tango delta we're at georges

seven tango delta taxiway juliet cleared to land

tower

hey sorry to bother you wasn't the guy that departed
from here right

yeah it was that lance

get it it it was ah seven one mike charlie

yes

oh my lord okay thanks

alright

bye yeah

seven tango delta we're clear see ya

seven t d have a good one

(unintelligible)

Say again


TEB-ATCT-O078
N7iMC/N401LH

Page i? of 18

3690:43 EWR? nine o
1600:36 N5G6OP teterboro cessna six zero papa request frequency change
1601:90 uc cessna six zero papa squawk v f r frequency change

approved radar service terminated

1601:05 X50602  squawk ah v f r (unintelligible)

1602

1602:34 Né27ML teterboro tower helicopter four two sever. mike lima good
morning

1602:41 LC helicopter four two seven mike lima

1602:43 N427ML yes sir four two seven mike lima

1602:46 ac helicopter seven mike lima go ahead

1602:48 N427ML yes down here on first would like a present location

departure to the south of your ah
1602:52 N30 Geparture eight echo charlie is released

1602:54 Le helicopter seven mike lima from first proceed ourpound
en the sierra

L602:57 Le released him

1602:57 NAQ7ME (unintelligible) mike lima (unintelligible)

1603

1603:17 N2206S two twenty golf sierra is with you on tke visual

1603:20 Le lear two two zero golf sierra teterbore tower continue
altimeter three zero two three

1603124 N220G8 roger (unintelligible) golf sierza

1604

1604222 Le gulfstream eight echo charlie runway one nine dalton

departure cleared for takeoff traffic for final isa
lear


TEB-ATCT-0078
N71MC/N402LE

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N355EF

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UNK

BJS610

Le

BoOS610

SBE8093

Le

SBE8O9

Le

Le

N355FF

yeah we're at seventy nine so wonder if we coula cut
across the ah northern east corner of your a t a going
up to stewart helicopter at eight hundred feet

helicopter five foxtrot foxtrot squawk zero three one
one

zero three one one in the box fox fox

(unintelligible)

and ah just to confirm for ah solutions six ten
length runway one nine correct

that's affirmative

okay

and tower starbase eight zero r
signature with hotel

e ready to taxi cut of

starbase eight zero nine teterboro tower taxi to runway
one nine

four nine starbase (unintelligible} thank ya

helicopter five foxtrot foxtrot radar contact a mile
west of the g w and ah same requested alzitude or you
just gonna stay ah at five hundred

helicopter five fox fox teterboro
an go for fox fox

yeah helicopter five fox fox radar contact a mile
northwest of the ah g w then ah you just gonna stay at
five hundred

ah yeah but we actually we're gonna climb uo a iictle
pit here but til we get out of your airspace we'll stay
cut of your way



TEB-ATCT-0078
N7iMC/N401LH

Page 2 of 18

1536:09 aC

1536:15 BIS610

1536: OPS
1536:20 Le
1536:22 OPS
1536:23 ue
1536:24 OPS
1536:26 Le
1536:27 OPS
1536:29 Lc
1536:30 OPS
1536:33 Lc
1536:36 N355EFF
1536:39 Lc
1536:40 OPS
1536:40 Lc
1536342 ane

for solutions six ten change teterboro five to read the
runway one nine dalton departure and the rest
(unintelligible)

okay we'll change the teterboro five te read to read the
dalton solutions six ten

no problem thank you too

what did you have a what did you have a shovel or
something

hell yeah

(unintelligible)

gloves shovel i had somebody come help me

i saw that

i'm not pickin any shit up like that

(anintelligible)

disgusting and then people were just like driving augh
i drove over top of it this morning

good morning teterboro helicopter three five five fox
fox

three five five fox fox ah let me cali. you back
alright bye
alright

helicopter three five five foxtrot foxtrot teterboro


TEB-ATCT-0078
N71IMC/N401L49

Page 13
1555:94 Le
1555:05 EWR?
1555:08 Lc
1555:09 EWRT
1555:12 N407tD
1555:14 SART
Le
1S55:17 BWRT
1555:22 LC
1555:22 N407T3
1555:23 EWRT
Le
1555:24 EWRT
1555:25 Le
1c
1555:34 Né07TD
Lc

teterboro

and that guy that you ah handed off

yean

what was his call sign again

seven one mike charlie

teterboro tower helicopter ur zero seven tango delta
seven one what

seven one mike charlie

seven one mike charlie okay i think he went down in the
fnudsen what type aircraft ¥

he

he was a lance p a thirty two

*(teterboro tower helicopter four zero seven tango
delta)

p a thirty two

alright

okay thanks

thanks

helicopter four zero

en tango delta ceterboro tower

at lincoln tunnel one thousand we're inbound * {sierra
for juliet

helicopter seven tango delta squawk zero three one four


TEB-ATCT-9078

N71MC/N4CiLE

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1600:

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EWRT

ZWRT

Le

EWRT

EWRT

be
o

EWRT

Le

SWRT

AWRT

Lc

EWRT

ic

fa telligible) hold on one second bro i111 be with you
in a minute

you know this cat done this cat put iz
right

in the hudson

yeah i just one of my helicopters inbound 4 sierra just
told me

yeah p a thirty two he's down {unintelligibie} panded
off to we never talk to him though but he's he's down
they said the debris field and everything sco

yeah he he departed from here

yeah oh he did depart from there then right

yeah he departed here and he was just neaded southbound
and told him to turn towards the river

(unintelligible) we're just lettin' you know they nave
*(forwards) going out so and we tust wanted confirm he
actually did depart there okay

alright hey

alright when they come looking
them

yum you where to tell

okay did ya whatever you need to call bacs for cause
i'll get dennis to start i guess wh.
need to do

ver paperwork we

you got it chico

alright

alright papa

see ya