ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14035
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 1981 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Bemer Northeast |
| Registration: | N9056D |
| MSN: | 133 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ellington Airport (FAA LID: 7B9) Ellington, Connecticut |
| Ellington Airport (FAA LID: 7B9) Ellington, Connecticut | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 31, 1981 when crashed at Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut (at approximate Coordinates: 41°57′44″N 72°50′22″W). Accident was due to a main rotor blade, (Robinson s/no 370), failing because of a fatigue fracture; the main rotor blade failed and then separated from the rotor hub in flight, at low level. Aircraft caught fire after impact with the ground. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC81FA079 at https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=25086&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9056d
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=27965
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ct/N9056D/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-May-2016 16:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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