ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14032
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 03-MAY-1980 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Operator: | South West Skyways Inc |
| Registration: | N9011M |
| C/n / msn: | 5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA |
Crashed at Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, due to delamination of main rotor blades.
(Rancho Palos Verdes is located at 33°45′30″N 118°21′51″W ). Blades had been repaired by the manfacturer 1/30/80 and again on 5/1/80. Non-surveillance of manufacturing process of blades.
Sources:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9011M
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.asp?accidentkey=1284
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=31501&key=0 [NTSB Identification: LAX80FA093]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Palos_Verdes,_California
http://www.planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N9011M
http://www.qnet.com/~carcomm/c.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2011 10:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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