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Wind (onshore)United StatesEIR-0974

Wind turbine collapses at Bronx commercial building

2019Published 17 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

MinorMechanicalProvisional
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turbine out of service for about •• daysShown in the record →Full estimate
Where
single-storey commercial building at 500 Baychester Avenue in the Bronx, New York
What
wind turbine that had been installed only weeks earlier collapsed
Injuries
None reported
Response
city's Fire Department (FDNY) responded
Cause
under investigation

What happened

A newly installed wind turbine collapsed at 500 Baychester Avenue, a single-storey commercial building in the Bronx, on a Monday reported on 30 December 2019. It fell at a busy intersection, striking an electronic billboard and a parked car. The FDNY reported no injuries, and the cause remained under investigation. The turbine had been installed between 11 and 13 December. Department of Buildings inspectors attended, issued two violations to the property owner, a full stop-work order and a vacate order, and required the owner to engage an engineer to remove the damaged billboard.

Contributing factors

The cause was not reported. The turbine had been installed only weeks earlier, but no installation or structural finding was given.

Lessons learned

  1. A turbine installed beside a public street needs a completed structural and installation check before it is left in service.
  2. A collapse can damage nearby structures and vehicles even when nobody is hurt, so exclusion and stop-work arrangements should be ready.
  3. While the cause is unknown, operators should preserve the turbine, its foundation and the installation records for the investigation.

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Not yet known

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  • Cost of the damage
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Source

fox5ny.com

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Published 2026-09-17. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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