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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1982 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N90773 |
| MSN: | 0278 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 322 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nashville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nashville, TN |
| Nashville, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN AUTOROTATION AT ABOUT 125 FT AGL THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER FOR A RECOVERY BUT NOTED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED & THE ENG HAD QUIT. THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS & EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE MANEUVERED TO AVOID POWER LINES & MADE A RUNNING LANDING ON ABOUT A 2-DEG SLOPE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST WITH THE BUBBLE THROUGH A FENCE. THE TEMP/DEW POINT WAS 44/39. THE ENG FAILED ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83LA061
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1985 | N90773 | Eastern Helicopters | 0 | Ronkonkoma, NY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 18:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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