ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173558
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| Date: | Monday 17 March 1980 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Academy LLC |
| Registration: | N9017Z |
| MSN: | 0017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ellington Airport (FAA LID: 7B9) |
| Ellington Airport (FAA LID: 7B9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Substantially damaged 17 March 1980: collided with ground at Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut, whilst in the hover during dual instruction sortie from Ellington Airport.
According to the NTSB report:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC80FNE11
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9017Z
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=34237
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2015 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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