- Date
- August 18, 1981
- Place
- Corsicana, TX · CORSICANA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9037URobinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810818050329A
- Case key
- 124547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1743 81/8/18 CORSICANA,TX ROBINSON R22 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 45, 9500 TIME - 1600 N9037U PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORSICANA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PIC NOT CFI.STUDENT MOVED MIXTURE CTL IN WRONG DRCTN TO OFF INSTEAD OF FULL RICH.STRUCK PWR LNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9037U
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Corsicana
FAA reports on this event · 1
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