Robinson R22 Alpha accident near Mount Clemens, MI
On July 28, 2004, a Robinson R22 Alpha (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Mount Clemens, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 28, 2004
- Place
- Mount Clemens, MI
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22 Alpha · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.608°N, 82.837°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040801X01120
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 2004, at 1332 eastern daylight time, a Robinson R22 Alpha, N103MH, impacted terrain while attempting to land at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), Mount Clemens, Michigan. The accident occurred on the airport between taxiways Bravo and Delta. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The last known departure point for the helicopter was from the Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, Michigan, at 1245. The pilot of N103MH contacted the PTK air traffic control tower at 1245 requesting a departure to the east. The PTK tower controller issued departure instructions and cleared N103MH to depart as requested. The pilot of N103MH responded that he was departing as requested. The flight's destination is unknown. At 1310, the pilot of N103MH contacted the MTC control tower stating he was 9 miles to the south and he wanted to transition through their airspace via Metropolitan Beach. The tower controller approved the transition and issued an altimeter setting. At 1322, the pilot of N103MH informed MTC tower that he wanted to proceed direct to 57D, which is the airport identifier for the Ray Community Airport, Ray, Michigan. The tower controller approved this request and instructed the pilot of N103MH not to fly over the base. At 1323, the pilot of N103MH reported to the MTC tower "... I feel I'm picking up a vibration." The controller asked the pilot to repeat the transmission and the pilot stated, "Y
Probable cause
A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.
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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.
