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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Spangler, PA · March 12, 1982

Date
March 12, 1982 · 13:15 local
Place
Spangler, PA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9079M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82FA053
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,690 total1,405 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Rotor blades struck a crossing powerline that was being patrolled. Vertical 80 feet drop demolished helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A CROSSING POWERLINE THAT WAS BEING PATROLLED. VERTICAL 80 FEET DROP DEMOLISHED HELICOPTER.

NTSB investigation

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