- Date
- January 31, 1983, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dyersburg, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9069NRobinson R-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830131001859A
- Case key
- 6001
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Analysis
The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff on a solo training flight. The weather was VMC and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was uninjured. The pilot lost directional control at liftoff and started drifting toward parked acft. He attempted to go over them but in doing so the RPM decayed to a point at which flight became impossible. The acft collided with the terrain in an uncontrolled descent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9069N
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0179
- Airframe hours
- 492
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2C, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ed Perkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 27, 1982 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- DYR · Dyersburg, TN
- Airport
- DYR · Dyersburg
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,061 total · 15 in this make and model · 65 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DYR, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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