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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Canton, PA · July 22, 1983

Date
July 22, 1983 · 12:12 local
Place
Canton, PA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9066P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FA189
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,072 total100 in this make and model131 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.

A main rotor blade separated from the helicopter on powerline patrol. Found fatigue cracking from spar attach bolt.

As the FAA filed it

A MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER ON POWERLINE PATROL. FOUND FATIGUE CRACKING FROM SPAR ATTACH BOLT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.