# Accident 19800503012649A: Robsin R22, Rancho Palos Ve, CA, May 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1980, 11:05 local time
- Place: Rancho Palos Ve, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.7385° N, 118.3697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7385&lon=-118.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9011M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9011M-1983-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,198 total, 39 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503012649A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE DELAMINATED IN FLIGHT. INADEQUATE, IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND MANUFACTURE. INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE.

## 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 LAX80FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA093), May 3, 1980: Robinson R22 (N9011M), Rnch Palos Vrd, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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.

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