WG Aviation AW139 N319SB completes 14-minute circuit near Newark Liberty Airport

ADS-B data reviewed by SkyMeter shows a Leonardo AW139 helicopter registered N319SB, operated by WG Aviation Heli I LLC, lifted off near Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) at 9:59 a.m. local time (13:59 UTC) on September 1, 2026. The aircraft climbed to a peak of 826 feet MSL over the course of a roughly 14-minute flight before returning to its departure point.

After liftoff on an initial heading of approximately 218 degrees southwest, the helicopter turned progressively right and then executed a series of heading changes, swinging southeast, northeast, and finally north as it maneuvered in the airspace near Newark. The track shows the aircraft holding at roughly 733 feet for about two minutes early in the flight, then descending, climbing again to around 815 feet, and conducting several more altitude oscillations consistent with airborne maneuvering before beginning a sustained descent from approximately 783 feet. The final approach segment brought the aircraft down on a heading near 340 degrees north, with speed decaying from around 103 knots to 31 knots at touchdown at 10:13 a.m. local time.

According to Arab News PK, a New York City helicopter crash killed six people, though SkyMeter's analysis of the ADS-B track for N319SB shows this aircraft completed its flight and touched down without any anomaly detected in the recorded data. The full flight can be replayed on SkyMeter.