# Accident 19810828052689A: Robsin R22, Fresno, TX, August 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1981, 16:40 local time
- Place: Fresno, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5375° N, 95.4687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5375&lon=-95.4687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9046G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9046G-1984-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828052689A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES STUDENT WAS PRATICING AN AUTOROTATION. FAILED TO MAINTAIN FORWARD SPEED AND ROTOR RPM. DRUGS IN FINDINGS.

## 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 FTW81FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA136), Aug 28, 1981: Robinson R22 (N9046G), Fresno, TX, destroyed, 1 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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