ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190774
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Date: | Tuesday 24 March 1981 |
Time: | 08:00 |
Type: | Robinson R-22 |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | N9018P |
MSN: | 0023 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Long Beach Airport, Long Beach, California (LGB/KLGB) |
Destination airport: | Saugus, California |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Substantially damaged on March 24, 1981, when rolled over on landing at San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California. Aircraft had taken off from Long Beach Airport, Long Beach, California (LGB/KLGB) en route to Saugus, California, with a refuelling stop at El Monte, California. Aircraft Rollover was due to a forced landing, caused by Loss of Main Rotor RPM at High Density Altitude.
According to the official NTSB report into the accident: "PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MAIN ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S): WEATHER - DOWNDRAFTS, UPDRAFTS, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE"
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX81FUQ14 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX81FUQ14 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=28150&key=0&queryId=99b19706-b9fd-4275-a9ce-f0e1c2ce7116&pgno=4&pgsize=50 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9018P 3.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1281 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=1&count=50]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Oct-2016 16:24 |
Dr.John Smith |
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20-Oct-2016 16:24 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator] |
06-Feb-2024 10:17 |
ASN |
Updated [Operator] |
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