Aviation Crash Map

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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