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Incident

FAA incident report · Robsin R44 · Tarentum, PA · October 16, 2003

Date
October 16, 2003 · 18:35 local
Place
Tarentum, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7030J
Reported as
Robsin R44
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total120 in this make and model200 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.

(-23) Electronic news gathering (eng) helicopter made a precautionary landing - low fuel warning light. The pilot stated, he had only 7-8 minutes of fuel remaining and could not fly to the nearest airport to refuel. privacy data omitted Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING (ENG) HELICOPTER MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING - LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT STATED, HE HAD ONLY 7-8 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING AND COULD NOT FLY TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO REFUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.