# Accident 19820925048919A: Robsin R22, Nashville, TN, September 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1982, 13:12 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1106° N, 86.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1106&lon=-86.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9072V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,046 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820925048919A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL82FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA285), Sep 25, 1982: Robinson R-22 (N9072V), Nashville, TN, destroyed, 2 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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