- Date
- June 5, 1988, 18:45 local (Jun 6, 1988, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2634NRobinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880605053439A
- Case key
- 26026
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on an instructional flt, the CFI instructed the student to fly above the power line poles at all times. While in cruise flight the instructor was looking away when the helicopter collided with power lines. The instructor took control of the helicopter and was able to fly to the arpt 5 miles away and land without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2634N
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0790
- Airframe hours
- 240
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Rush, Marvin V.
- Registered owner
- Rush, Marvin V.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PVT · Porterville, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,715 total · 1,475 in this make and model · 1,585 as pilot in command · 202 in the last 90 days · 79 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2634N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.