Robinson R22 N9011M

3 May 1980 · Rnch Palos Vrd, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 3 May 1980 at about 11:05 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N9011M, operated by SW Skyways Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rnch Palos Vrd, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 3 May 1980 at 11:05
Classification: Accident
Location: Rnch Palos Vrd, California, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Robinson R22
Registration: N9011M
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: SW Skyways Inc
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Dual
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Torrance, Ca → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3788

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	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

DELAMINATION OF BLADES.BLADES REPAIRED BY MFGR 1/30/80 & 5/1/80.NON-SURVEILLANCE OF MANUFACTURING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3788, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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