# Accident 19830512018939A: Robsin R22, Torrance, CA, May 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1983, 08:11 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7998° N, 118.3507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7998&lon=-118.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83574, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83574-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,567 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830512018939A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING ON A CERTIFICATION FLIGHT. CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM. WAS OVER DESIGN GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 LAX83FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA226), May 12, 1983: Robinson R22 (N83574), Torrance, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83574 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19991017041849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991017041849A), Oct 17, 1999: Robsin R22 (N83574), Sunny Isles, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Helicopter lost power at low altitude, made an emergency landing 50 feet off-shore at haulover beach, 10800 collins avenue, miami beach, Florida-2…

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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