Robinson R-22 N9015R
21 October 1982 · Indian Hill, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 October 1982 at about 19:44 local time, a Robinson R-22 registered N9015R, operated by Colerain Investment, was involved in an accident near Indian Hill, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indian Hill, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1906, -84.3395
- Aircraft
- Robinson R-22
- Registration
- N9015R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Colerain Investment
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chillicothe → Cincinnati
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83FA023
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HELICOPTER WAS OBSERVED CIRCLING AN ATHLETIC FIELD. DURING THE THIRD PASS OVER THE FIELD IT WAS OBSERVED TO COME TO A NEAR HOVER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A TAILROTOR SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A SAFETY NOTICE 12/4/81 & AGAIN ON 10/4/82 STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING ROTOR RPM & AIRSPEED. ON 10/27/82 NTSB ISSUED SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS A-82-143 & -144 TO SUSPEND THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OF THE R-22 UNTIL (1) MAIN ROTOR SYST STABILITY/STALL CHARACTERISTICS & M/R RPM DECAY RATES ARE DETERMINED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE MARGINS OF SAFETY & TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH NORMAL PLT REACTION TIMES, & UNTIL THE M/R SYSTEM IS DETERMINED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH 14CFR27.661. THE BOARD RECOMMENDED A STUDY BE CONDUCTED TO VERIFY THAT ADEQUATE ENG TORQUE IS AVAILABLE TO THE M/R SYSTEM TO RECOVER RPM SHOULDA RAPID DECAY OF RPM OCCUR DURING FLT. AN AD WAS ISSUED REQUIRING RAISING THE ACTUATION RPM SETTING FOR THE LOW RPM WARNING LIGHT & REQUIRING THAT A LOWROTOR RPM WARNING LIGHT BE INSTALLED ON A R-22'S.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Ormand Beach, Florida, United States | Daytona Beach Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Sep 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Paige, Texas, United States | Tejas Helicopters | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | New Haven Helicopter Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Pro-Flite of Vero, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Austin, Texas, United States | Tejas Helicopters Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Superstition Air Service | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Geneva, Ohio, United States | R.r. Bender | No injuries | - |
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