ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14034
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1981 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9046G |
| MSN: | 0115 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fresno, SSW of Houston, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Houston, Texas |
| Houston, Texas | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged beyond repair in hard landing at Fresno, Texas. Pilot misjudged distance and altitude: main rotor blades observed slowing down before impact. Trace amounts of methaqualone and imipramine found in pilot's bloodstream.
First registered as N9046G 30.4.1981. Registration formally cancelled by FAA on 23.10.1984 as "aircraft destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW81FA136: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=24985&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9046G
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1272
4.
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=101&count=50]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Dec-2011 14:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2016 23:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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