# Accident 19821006051529A: Robsin R22, Santa Ana, CA, October 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1982, 10:08 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8358B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8358B-1983-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,777 total, 40 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821006051529A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR STRUCK CABIN AND SEPARATED ROTOR SYSTEM IN FLIGHT. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. EVIDENCE OF MAST BUMPING.

## 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 LAX83FUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA01), Oct 6, 1982: Robinson R22 (N8358B), Santa Ana, CA, 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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