# Accident 19800920065379A: Robsin R22, Banning, CA, September 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9459° N, 116.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banning, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9459&lon=-116.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGDIQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,810 total, 62 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920065379A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. MADE AUTOROTATE LANDING. ENGINE STILL RUNNING CAUSED SPIN OUT ON RAISING COLLECTIVE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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