# Accident 20091014019979A: Robsin R22BETA, Tahlequah, OK, October 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2009, 04:00 local time
- Place: Tahlequah, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8881° N, 95.0100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8881&lon=-95.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3234G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3234G-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091014019979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT, OPERATING A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE RESIDENCE APPOX 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF TAHLEQUAH AIRPORT (TQH) HEADING TO SAID AIRPORT AT APPROX. 0400(L) TIME ON 10/14/09.  AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND AT APPROX 0840 ON 10/16/09 APPROX. 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF RESIDENCE.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH DECEASED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA019), Oct 14, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N3234G), Tahlequah, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment due to recent heavy use of methamphetamine, recent use of a narcotic pain reliever, and fatigue. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of instrument experience and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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