Robinson R22 N90459

Summary

On 23 February 1986 at about 00:00 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N90459, operated by DR. Darriel S.slagle, was involved in an accident near Greenville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 February 1986 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville Muni (GCY)

Coordinates

36.0708, -82.8593

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

N90459

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

DR. Darriel S.slagle

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Knoxville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL86FA081

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 FLT WAS LAST SEEN TO DEPART RWY 23 AT THE GREENVILLE ARPT & ENTER A LOW CLOUD LAYER AT NGT. A WITNESS ESTIMATED THE HELICOPTER ENTERED THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 300 TO 400 FT AGL. NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY, LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MI SOUTH OF THE EXTENDED RWY CENTERLINE. AN EXAM REVEALED THE INITIAL IMPACT WAS WITH A TREE. THE HELICOPTER THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND, APRX 75 FT DOWNHILL & NORTH OF THE INITIAL TREE IMPACT POINT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND; HOWEVER, THE HELICOPTER WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED (DESTROYED) WHEN IT CRASHED. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. A TOXICOLOGY CHECK SHOWED ONLY A SLIGHT AMOUNT (375 NG/ML) OF BUTALBITAL IN THE PLT'S URINE. A CHECK OF HIS BLOOD WAS NEGATIVE FOR DRUGS/MEDICATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.