- Date
- March 17, 1980
- Place
- Rocky Hill, CT · ROCKY HILL, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9017ZRobinson R-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800317006499A
- Case key
- 131773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0190 80/3/17 ROCKY HILL,CT ROBINSON R-22 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1430 N9017Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 33, 2540 TOTAL HOURS, 72 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELLINGTON,CT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9017Z
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ellington
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.