- Date
- February 4, 1982, 19:27 local (Feb 5, 1982, 00:27 UTC)
- Place
- Ormand Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90286Robinson R-22
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820204003209A
- Case key
- 72110
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After being told by the operator to remain on the ground until the weather improved the instructor pilot departed ormond Beach airport. The pilot radioed daytona Beach approach control and requested a special VFR clearance and vectors to daytona Beach airport. IFR conditions prevailed at both ormond Beach and daytona Beach with visibility restricted to 1-2 miles in fog and 300-400 feet overcast ceilings. The wreckage was found 1/2 mile east of the ormond Beach airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90286
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0051
- Airframe hours
- 749
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Daytona Beach Aviation
- Registered owner
- Kenn Air Corporation
- Departed
- Ormand Beach, FL
- Destination
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 471 total · 315 in this make and model · 353 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 20° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 144 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.