What happened
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-23) On 08/03/02, approximately 1235 mountain daylight time, a Robinson model R-22B, N681MP, registered to prestige helicopter's inc., 2001 flightway drive, chamblee, ga 30341 and operated by Mr. Michael a. russell, privacy data omitted sustained substantial damage during an emergency landing near Cornudas, TX. The pilot-in-command, who holds a commercial pilot certificate with a rotorcraft-helicopter rating, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country delivery flight, which was conducted under 14 ccfr part 91. The flight had originated from el paso, TX (elp), at 1100 local time.
As the FAA filed it
-23) ON 08/03/02, APPROXIMATELY 1235 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROBINSON MODEL R-22B, N681MP, REGISTERED TO PRESTIGE HELICOPTER'S INC., 2001 FLIGHTWAY DRIVE, CHAMBLEE, GA 30341 AND OPERATED BY MR. MICHAEL A. RUSSELL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR CORNUDAS, TX. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER RATING, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY DELIVERY FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CCFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM EL PASO, TX (ELP), AT 1100 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
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