# Accident 19811009066499A: Robsin R22, Long Beach, CA, October 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1981, 11:09 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LONG BEACH (DAUGHERTY FLD) (LGB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9068T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9068T-2013-09-17) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 283 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009066499A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT USED INCORRECT RECOVERY ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION RPM DECAY. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LATE. ROLLED OVER AT 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 LAX82FUA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA16), Oct 9, 1981: Robinson R22 (N9068T), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9068T (4)

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

- [Accident 19910403008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403008309A), Apr 3, 1991: Robsin R22 (N9068T), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Student on first solo tried to land on raised concrete pad contrary to instructions. Tipped,panicked. Spun. Rolled.
- [Incident 19900117032719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117032719I), Jan 17, 1990: Robsin R22 (N9068T), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Student lost control while practicing hovering maneuvers. Tail rotor impacted ground.
- [Incident 19870316017279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870316017279I), Mar 16, 1987: Robsin R22 (N9068T), Pomona, CA. Solo student thought he had a rotor overspeed and autorotated. No mechanical discrepancies found.
- [Incident 19851027062839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027062839I), Oct 27, 1985: Robsin R22 (N9068T), Van Nuys, CA. Lost power and landed in a field. Drive belt had failed.

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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