Robinson R22B accident near Atlanta, GA
On February 19, 1993, a Robinson R22B (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Atlanta, GA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 19, 1993
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22B · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.740°N, 84.569°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11777
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 19, 1993, at about 1057 eastern standard time, a Robinson R22B, N621SG, and a Cessna 152, N5532Q, were destroyed following a midair collision over the Fulton County Airport in Atlanta,Georgia. Both aircraft were destroyed in the collision, and the four crew members on board the two aircraft were fatally injured. The Robinson R22B was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Prestige Helicopters, Incorporated of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and the Cessna 152 was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by Peachtree Dekalb Flight Academy, Incorporated of Chamblee, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed by either aircraft for the local training flights. Both aircraft departed Peachtree Dekalb Airport at about 1000. The Robinson R22B helicopter departed Peachtree DeKalb Airport at about 1000 for the purpose of conducting a helicopter instrument rating practical examination. At 1032:30 the pilot of the helicopter, N621SG, contacted the Atlanta Approach Control and advised the controller that the aircraft was being used for the purpose of conducting an instrument check ride, and requested a Very High Frequency Omnirange (VOR) approach to Runway 26 at the Fulton County Airport. The pilot requested that this approach be followed by a missed approach, and then proceed to the Initial Approach Fix (IAF) for a holding turn and an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to Runway 8 at the Fulton County Airport, and then to be followed by an Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) approach to Runway 8. At 1033:41 Atla
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT/APPLICANT OF THE R22B, N621SG, TO FOLLOW LOW APPROACH PROCEDURES, AND THE FAILURE OF THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER/OBSERVER IN THE R22B TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE CESSNA 152, N5532Q. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE INSUFFICIENT RESPONSE OF BOTH PILOTS OF THE R22B IN REPLY TO TRAFFIC INFORMATION, THE LOCAL CONTROLLER'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN POSITIVE CONFIRM
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
