# Accident 19830314007489A: Robsin R22, St Louis, MO, March 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6404° N, 90.1910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6404&lon=-90.1910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9024Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 748 total, 110 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830314007489A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER EXPLODED OR CAME APART WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT. MAIN WRECKAGE AND DEBRIS FELL INTO RIVER, NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 MKC83FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA076), Mar 14, 1983: Robinson R-22 (N9024Z), St. Louis, MO, 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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