ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190773
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| Date: | Thursday 12 March 1981 |
| Time: | 08:35 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9027Z |
| MSN: | 0047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gaines County Airport, Seminole, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gaines County Airport, Seminole, Texas (KGNC/GNC) |
| Gaines County Airport, Seminole, Texas (KGNC/GNC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered in the US as N9027Z on September 15, 1980. Substantially damaged March 12, 1981 when rolled over after a "hard" autorotational lading at Gaines County Airport, Seminole, Texas (KGNC/GNC) during a local dual instructional flight. Aircraft landed on uneven ground, which preciptated the rollover. According to the official NTSB report into the accident "PROBABLE CAUSE(S): DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT"
Aircraft later repaired and returned to service: US registration N9027Z cancelled September 19, 1985 as "sold to Australia". Re-registered in Australia as VH-HBC from September 27, 1985.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW81FA046 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=27774&key=0&queryId=400999b1-d778-4635-8232-16da756b1e69&pgno=1&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9027Z
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=28136
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=1&count=50]
History of this aircraft
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| 4 March 1994 | VH-HBC | 0 | 15km NE of Hodgson River, NT |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2016 16:00 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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