ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39433
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| Date: | Saturday 22 February 1986 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N90459 |
| MSN: | 0108 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 850 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/4 mile S of Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport, Greenville, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY/KGCY |
| Knoxville, Tennessee (DKX/KDKX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE FLIGHT WAS LAST SEEN TO DEPART RUNWAY 23 AT THE GREENVILLE AIRPORT AND ENTER A LOW CLOUD LAYER AT NIGHT. A WITNESS ESTIMATED THE HELICOPTER ENTERED THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET AGL. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY, LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTER LINE. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THE INITIAL IMPACT WAS WITH A TREE. THE HELICOPTER THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND, APPROX 75 FEET DOWNHILL AND NORTH OF THE INITIAL TREE IMPACT POINT. NO PRE-IMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND; HOWEVER, THE HELICOPTER WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED (DESTROYED) WHEN IT CRASHED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. A TOXICOLOGY CHECK SHOWED ONLY A SLIGHT AMOUNT (375 NG/ML) OF BUTALBITAL IN THE PILOT'S URINE. A CHECK OF HIS BLOOD WAS NEGATIVE FOR DRUGS/MEDICATION.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL86FA081 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X32802&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=90459
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1233
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/tn/N90459/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Feb-2016 11:54 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2016 17:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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