ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215625
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| Date: | Saturday 14 November 2009 |
| Time: | 16:35 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Fleming Properties LLC |
| Registration: | N2374 |
| MSN: | 2069 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1189 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Georgetown Scott County Airport, Georgetown, Kentucky -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Georgetown Scott County Airport, Georgetown, Kentucky (FAA LID:27K) |
| Georgetown Scott County Airport, Georgetown, Kentucky (FAA LID:27K) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged November 14, 2009 when crashed at 16:35 EST (Eastern Standard Time) during a training flight at Georgetown Scott County Airport (Marshall Field) Georgetown, Kentucky (at approximate Coordinates: 38°14′04″N 084°26′05″W). Cause of crash appears to be a dynamic roll over during take off. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"The certificated flight instructor stated that the helicopter was at a hover, and that he was on the flight controls with the student during the student's inaugural flight. According to the instructor, the helicopter drifted laterally to the right, caught the right skid in the turf, and "experienced dynamic rollover." When asked about the performance and handling of the helicopter, the instructor stated that it was "performing as normal."
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the surface during lateral hover, which resulted in dynamic rollover."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Accident Number: ERA10CA065 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20091116X35815&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=CA
2. FAA Registration: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2374
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown-Scott_County_Airport
4. http://helihub.com/2009/11/14/14-nov-09-n2374-robinson-r22-georgetown-us-kentucky/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2018 02:36 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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