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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Nashville, TN · September 25, 1982

Date: September 25, 1982 · 13:12 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9072V
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL82FA285
Reported as: Robsin R22
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,046 total30 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Retreating blade stall induced by high airspeed and decaying rotor RPM. Blades struck tail boom. Airframe failed.

As the FAA filed it

RETREATING BLADE STALL INDUCED BY HIGH AIRSPEED AND DECAYING ROTOR RPM. BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM. AIRFRAME FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL82FA285Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNashville, TNWitnesses reported that the helicopter was in cruise flight between 100 and 500 feet AGL at a high speed when slapping and cracking sounds were heard, followed by the in-flight breakup of the helicopter. The wreckage was scattered over 700 ft with the…Sep 25, 1982 · Destroyed