- Date
- August 6, 1981
- Place
- Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9015RRobinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810806048229A
- Case key
- 125060
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1715 81/8/6 CINCINNATI,OH ROBINSON R22 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2045 N9015R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 3358 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 186 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LUNKEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CINCINNATI,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE REMARKS- SUPPORT BRACKET FOR TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT DAMPER,PN A041-1,FAILED.DRIVE SHAFT BGN SVR VIBRATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9015R
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lunken
N9015RRegistration cancelled May 25, 1983 · Robinson Helicopter R22Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9015R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.