ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14032
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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 1980 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | South West Skyways Inc |
| Registration: | N9011M |
| MSN: | 005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Zamperini Field, Torrance, Calfornia (TOA/KTOA) |
| Zamperini Field, Torrance, California (TOA/KTOA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, on May 3, 1980 due to delamination of main rotor blades in flight. (Rancho Palos Verdes is located at 33°45′30″N 118°21′51″W). Both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training) were killed.
All 33 R22s sold by Robinson up to May 1980 were grounded temporarily while the FAA investigated a May 3, 1980, crash in Rancho Palos Verdes that killed two people. The ban was lifted when it was determined that the helicopter itself was not at fault. It was determined that the main rotor blades had been repaired by the manufacturer on January 30, 1980 and again on May 1, 1980. Non-surveillance of manufacturing process of blades had led to a possible compromise of the blades integrity.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX80FA093 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=31501&key=0&queryId=55fb2618-3293-4b31-b2c4-7f9ceddcf928&pgsize=200
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9011M
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1284
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Palos_Verdes,_California
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6. http://www.qnet.com/~carcomm/c.htm
7. http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2015/11/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2011 10:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2016 21:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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