Robinson R-22 N9072V

Summary

On 25 September 1982 at about 18:12 local time, a Robinson R-22 registered N9072V, operated by MR. Hewett Taylor, was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 September 1982 at 18:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

36.1106, -86.7697

Aircraft

Robinson R-22

Registration

N9072V

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

MR. Hewett Taylor

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Nashville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82FA285

2 people died.

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

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT BETWEEN 100 AND 500 FEET AGL AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN SLAPPING AND CRACKING SOUNDS WERE HEARD, FOLLOWED BY THE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP OF THE HELICOPTER. THE WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED OVER 700 FT WITH THE TAILBOOM 200 FT FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE DIVERGENCE, MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKES TO THE TAILBOOM AND SEPARATION OF THE MAIN ROTOR MAST AT THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION. A METALLURGIST'S EXAM OF THE PITCH CHANGE LINKS AND MAIN ROTOR BLADE FRACTURES REVEALED OVERSTRESS SEPARATIONS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.