- Date
- August 21, 1984, 06:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place
- Frenchman'Bayou, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9073YRobinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840821051469A
- Case key
- 33563
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during autorotation into a soy bean field after the engine lost power. The plt was a student who did not have authorization to fly nor the proper certificate and endorsement from the CFI. The acft engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. The plt said the fuel gages read about 1/2 full prior to the takeoff. After about 1 and 1/2 hours of flt the engine quit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9073Y
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0230
- Airframe hours
- 862
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert T. Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- M14 · Kennett, MO
- Destination
- M-14 · Kenneth, MO
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 18 total · 18 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °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 N9073Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.