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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Stillwater, OK · February 7, 1983

Date: February 7, 1983 · 12:30 local
Place: Stillwater, OK
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N90763
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA106
Reported as: Robsin R22
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,823 total147 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck a powerline during a practice autorotation to a farm field. The helicopter landed on its left side.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION TO A FARM FIELD. THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

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 FTW83LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStillwater, OKA simulated autorotational landing was initiated at about 450 ft AGL. During the approach, a 90 deg arc was flown toward an open field. A flare was begun with a power recovery at about 40 ft AGL when a wire was observed in the flight path. By this time, the…Feb 7, 1983 · Substantial damage