ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14034
Last updated: 28 April 2019
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| Date: | 28-AUG-1981 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Marc Flatow (regd owner) |
| Registration: | N9046G |
| C/n / msn: | 0115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fresno, SSW of Houston, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Photo/air-to-air |
| Departure airport: | Houston, Texas |
| Houston, Texas | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
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"
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
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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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