Robinson R-22 N90773
11 December 1982 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Robinson R-22 registered N90773, operated by Sterling A. Cramer, was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nashville Metro Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Robinson R-22
- Registration
- N90773
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sterling A. Cramer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nashville → Nashville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA061
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING AN AUTOROTATION AT ABOUT 125 FT AGL THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER FOR A RECOVERY BUT NOTED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED & THE ENG HAD QUIT. THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS & EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE MANEUVERED TO AVOID POWER LINES & MADE A RUNNING LANDING ON ABOUT A 2-DEG SLOPE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST WITH THE BUBBLE THROUGH A FENCE. THE TEMP/DEW POINT WAS 44/39. THE ENG FAILED ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF.
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 |
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| 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 | - |
| 21 Oct 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Indian Hill, Ohio, United States | Colerain Investment | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17 Jul 1982 | American AA-1 | Covington, Tennessee, United States | Frank E. Griffin | No injuries | - |
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