- Date
- July 5, 1981
- Place
- Columbus, TX · COLUMBUS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9044ZRobinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810705038029A
- Case key
- 125014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1541 81/7/5 COLUMBUS,TX ROBINSON R22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 95 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N9044Z PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TX HOUSTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO FUEL AVAILABLE AT ENROUTE LNDG POINT(TEMPORARILY CLOSED).CRASHED AFTER CIRCLING TRUCK STOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9044Z
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9044ZRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Robinson Helicopter R22Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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