- Date
- August 28, 1981
- Place
- Fresno, TX · FRESNO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9046GRobinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810828052689A
- Case key
- 123553
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3180 81/8/28 NR.FRESNO,TX ROBINSON R22 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 111 TIME - 1640 N9046G PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADES OBSD SLOWING DWN BFR IMPACT.TRACE AMTS OF METHAQUALONE & IMIPRAMINE FND IN BLOOD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9046G
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9046GRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 1984 · 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.