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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · El Paso, TX · April 9, 1981

Date
April 9, 1981 · 14:30 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CGBPK
Reported as
Robsin R22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
471 total21 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Allowed rotor RPM to decay on landing approach in high density altitude. Made level impact in residential street.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY ON LANDING APPROACH IN HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. MADE LEVEL IMPACT IN RESIDENTIAL STREET.