ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190769
Last updated: 24 February 2021
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| Date: | 01-MAY-1980 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Suffolk Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N9021M |
| C/n / msn: | 0021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Shreveport Regional Airport, 4 nm SW of Shreveport, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, LA (SHV/KSHV) |
| Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, LA (SHV/KSHV) |
Substantially damaged May 1, 1980 when crashed on a local training flight to and from Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV/KSHV), 4 nautical miles south west of Shreveport, Lousiana (at approximate co ordinates: 32°26′48″N, 093°49′32″W). Per the NTSB report into the accident, the aircraft was involved in a "hard" power on landing. Also per the NTSB report:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S): DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M., IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW80FRJ15 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=31917&key=0&queryId=96998093-c4c2-4d30-8fdf-b743f167cfcc&pgno=2&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9021M
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=34211
4. http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/r22.php
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=1&count=50]
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shreveport_Regional_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2016 13:16 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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