- Date
- June 27, 1983, 09:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place
- Buckman Springs, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9065LRobinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23770
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The helicopter experienced a loss of lift and descended into a lake after takeoff. The acft was about 29 lbs below max gross weight and the field elevation for takeoff was 4200 ft; also the calculated hover ceiling out of ground effect. The plt had climbed to 4300 ft and turned downwind in a 10-15 kt wind and the plt thinks he 'may have lost transitional lift.' Investigation failed to reveal any pre-impact failure of the acft or eng that could have contributedto this accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9065L
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0149
- Airframe hours
- 1,332
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2C, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Golden State Aviation
- Registered owner
- Wallace H. Freeman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 16, 1983 · 21 hours before
- Destination
- L78 · Jacumba, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,133 total · 315 in this make and model · 1,893 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg