Robinson R22 N9030B

Summary

On 30 December 1984 at about 02:00 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N9030B was involved in an accident near Moundsville, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 December 1984 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Moundsville, West Virginia, United States

Coordinates

39.9190, -80.7401

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

N9030B

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wheeling → Moundsville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL85FA070

1 person 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

THE HELICOPTER CRASHED APRX 1/2 MI FROM THE MARSHALL COUNTY ARPT WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLT. INVESTIGATON REVEALED THAT THE PLT, A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZED IN EMERGENCY ROOM PROCEDURES, COMMUTED BETWEEN HOSPITALS LOCATED IN THREE DIFFERENT CITIES. THE PLT HAD BEEN ON CALL OR EN ROUTE BETWEEN THE THREE HOSPITALS FOR 48 OUT OF THE 49 HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER COMPLETION OF A SCHEDULED 12 HR SHIFT AT A WEST VIRGINIA CLINIC, THE PLT HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE ACFT DUE TO A PROBLEM HE IDENTIFIED AS A STICKING BENDIX GEAR ON THE STARTER. DURING THIS TIME THE PLT SAID HE WAS LOW ON FUEL & WAS GOING TO MARSHALL COUNTY FOR FUEL. THE PLT HAD CALLED THE MARSHALL COUNTY ARPT BY TELEPHONE TO ARRANGE FOR FUEL BEFORE DEPARTING. INVESTIGATIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PLT'S ACTIVITIES, SCHEDULES & ASSOCIATED REFUELING ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 2 GALS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT AT TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.