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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Seminole, TX · March 12, 1981

Date
March 12, 1981 · 08:35 local
Place
Seminole, TX
Airport
Gaines Co
Phase of flight
Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9027Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA046
Reported as
Robsin R22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,755 total182 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter crashed when approaching for landing. Instructor allowed student to slow chopper and lose rotor RPM.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED WHEN APPROACHING FOR LANDING. INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TO SLOW CHOPPER AND LOSE ROTOR RPM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.