- Date
- July 29, 1981
- Place
- Summit Twp, PA · SUMMIT TWP, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9079MRobinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810729046069A
- Case key
- 124932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1421 81/7/29 SUMMIT TWP,PA ROBINSON R22 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N9079M PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 25, 1666 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 470 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUMMIT TWP,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- VIDEO CAMERA HELD BY PAX OBSTRUCTED MOVEMENT OF CYCLIC CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9079M
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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