# Accident 19810705038029A: Robsin R22, Columbus, TX, July 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7028° N, 96.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7028&lon=-96.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9044Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9044Z-2013-05-17) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705038029A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED IN PASTURE WITH HIGH RATE OF DESCENT IN LEVEL ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL WAS FOUND.

## 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 FTW81FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA117), Jul 5, 1981: Robinson R22 (N9044Z), Columbus, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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