# Accident 20130727017149A: Robinson Helicopter Co R66, Noxen, PA, July 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2013, 22:30 local time
- Place: Noxen, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4547° N, 76.0922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4547&lon=-76.0922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N646AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646AG-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R66 (registry code 7640130, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 (registry code 54232, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C300/A1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,297 total, 21 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130727017149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND 4 PASSENGERS DEPARTED TRI CITY AIRPORT (CZG). AT 2150 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO ARNER MEMORIAL (22N)AT APPROXIMATELY 2220 THE PILOT CONTACTED KAVP  ATC AND STATED HE ENTERED INADVERTANT IMC CONDITIONS HE NEXT STATED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA13FA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA336), Jul 28, 2013: Robinson R66 (N646AG), Noxen, PA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

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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