ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132420
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1989 |
| Time: | 16:35 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Rotorwing Services, Inc. |
| Registration: | N888CG |
| MSN: | 0536 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 15 miles ESE of Austin, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Austin Executive Airpark Airport, Austin, Texas (3R3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE HELICOPTER WAS AT ABOUT 300 FEET AND 30 KNOTS, WHEN THE "LOW RPM" LIGHT AND HORN WERE ACTIVATED. HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE, AND APPLIED THROTTLE, BUT SAID THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN POWER. ALSO, HE NOTED THAT THE 'ENGINE AND RPM WERE DOWN TO 70-80%.
SUBSEQUENTLY, HE REALIZED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER, AND APPLIED FULL COLLECTIVE AS THE HELICOPTER HIT THE TOPS OF TREES. ADDITIONALLY, HE SAID THAT AT NO TIME DID THE OIL PRESSURE OR ALTERNATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES EAST SOUTH EAST AT AUSTIN, THE 15:50 CDT WIND WAS FROM 170 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS, AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 96 DEGREES AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, THE HELICOPTER REPORTEDLY HAD A TAILWIND.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW89LA120 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X28832&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=888CG
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1202
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/r22_0501-1000_29.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 1994 | N888CG | Mike Green | 0 | Johnson City, TX | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2016 20:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2016 18:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2016 18:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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