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| Date: | Tuesday 9 September 1986 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Training Academy |
| Registration: | N9033B |
| MSN: | 0053 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sterling, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON A STUDENT PILOT'S THIRD SOLO SUPERVISED FLIGHT, THE PILOT PLACED THE THROTTLE IN DETENT, BECAME CONFUSED, AND AUTOROTATED INTO TREES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC86LA233
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 April 1982 | N9033B | Pro-flite Of Vero, Inc. | 0 | Vero Beach, FL | |
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| 28-Mar-2024 07:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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