# Accident 19810625036269A: Robsin R22, Mesa, AZ, June 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9041Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9041Z-2014-11-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,208 total, 93 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036269A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY. MISUSED PEDAL IN PRACTICE 180 AUTOROTATION. CFI FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACT.

## 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 LAX81DUJ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ73), Jun 25, 1981: Robinson R22 (N9041Z), Mesa, AZ, destroyed

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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