- Date
- May 3, 1980
- Place
- Rnch Palos Vrd, CA · RNCH PALOS VRD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9011MRobinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800503012649A
- Case key
- 130630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3788 80/5/3 RNCH PALOS VRD,CA ROBINSON R22 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1105 N9011M PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 30, 2198 TOTAL HOURS, 38 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL REMARKS- DELAMINATION OF BLADES.BLADES REPAIRED BY MFGR 1/30/80 & 5/1/80.NON-SURVEILLANCE OF MANUFACTURING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9011M
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9011MRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 1983 · Robinson Helicopter R22Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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