# Accident 19800501011259A: Robsin R22, Shreveport, LA, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9021M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9021M-1991-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,770 total, 76 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501011259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE DESCENT TO HOVER. STUDENT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY. LANDED ON BACK OF SKIDS. ROTOR HIT GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80FRJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ15), May 1, 1980: Robinson R-22 (N9021M), Shreveport, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9021M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890118000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118000889A), Jan 18, 1989: Robsin R22 (N9021M), Islip, NY, Substantial damage. Indicates collective too high on takeoff,rotor RPM decayed. Impacted high vertical force.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.