ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 135829
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| Date: | Monday 25 February 1985 |
| Time: | 15:02 |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22A |
| Owner/operator: | Myron Rupprecht |
| Registration: | N85550 |
| MSN: | 445 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 330 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, off Santa Barbara, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Santa Barbara, California (SBA/KSBA) |
| Whiteman Airport, San Fernando, California (WHP/KWHP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT WHILE FLYING THE LAST LEG OF A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. AS HE WAS FLYING ALONG THE COAST AT 50 TO 75 FEET, HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO LOOK AT A MAN ON THE BEACH, AND, WHEN HE LOOKED BACK AT THE INSTRUMENTS, HE NOTICED THE HELICOPTER WAS DESCENDING. BEFORE THE DESCENT RATE COULD BE ARRESTED, THE HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
THE PILOT DOES NOT SUSPECT HE LOST POWER AT THE TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO ARREST HIS DESCENT, AND POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE PRE-CRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX85LA155 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X35740&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=85550
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=35616
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2016 23:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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