ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 128852
Last updated: 25 January 2020
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| Date: | 25-JUN-1981 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9041Z |
| C/n / msn: | 0105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falcon Field, Maricopa County, 6 miles NE of Mesa, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Falcon Field, Arizona (FFZ/KFFZ) |
| Falcon Field, Arizona (FFZ/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25-06-1981 when crashed at Falcon Field, Maricopa County, six miles north east of Mesa, Arizona. Helicopter was practicing a 180 degree auto-rotative landing in wind conditions gusting up to 15 knots. Per the NTSB report "Pilot in command - inadequate instruction in flight; pilot under training (dual student) failed to maintain adequate rotor rpm"
Registration N9041Z cancelled by the FAA on 20-11-2014
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX81DUJ73 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=26973&key=0&queryId=3d4a42e8-fc07-4454-afb7-59bc50848efb&pgno=2&pgsize=200
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9041Z
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2016 19:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2016 18:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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