# Accident 19820312003899A: Robsin R22, Spangler, PA, March 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1982, 13:15 local time
- Place: Spangler, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6292° N, 78.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6292&lon=-78.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9079M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,690 total, 1,405 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820312003899A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A CROSSING POWERLINE THAT WAS BEING PATROLLED. VERTICAL 80 FEET DROP DEMOLISHED HELICOPTER.

## 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 NYC82FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA053), Mar 12, 1982: Robinson R22 (N9079M), Spangler, PA, 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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