# Accident 19811105071769A: Robsin R22, Rosalia, OR, November 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rosalia, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9072N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072N-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,641 total, 14 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FYP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYP03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071769A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND ON A HILLTOP. THIS WAS SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA82FYP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYP03), Nov 5, 1981: Robinson R22 (N9072N), Rosalia, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9072N (1)

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

- [Accident 19900809031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031869A), Aug 9, 1990: Robsin R22BETA (N9072N), Ellensburg, WA, Substantial damage. Low pass over cornfield pulled up making steep turn lost altitude in turn leveled too late hit ground rolled over.

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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