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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Columbus, TX · July 5, 1981

Date
July 5, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Columbus, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9044Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA117
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total36 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter crashed in pasture with high rate of descent in level attitude. No evidence of fuel was found.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED IN PASTURE WITH HIGH RATE OF DESCENT IN LEVEL ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.