# Incident 19810611054409I: Robsin R22, Carlsbad, CA, June 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90450, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total, 135 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611054409I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG HELICOPTER IN CRUISE OBJECT STRUCK ROTOR BLADE. BELIEVE ROTOR BLADE STRUCK BY ROCK THROWN FROM CLIFF.

## Other reports on N90450 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810726044269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726044269A), Jul 26, 1981: Robsin R22 (N90450), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting simulated autorotation made hard landing breaking tail rotor blades.

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.