# Accident 19831022057329A: Robsin R22, Kailua Kona, HI, October 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1983, 08:25 local time
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Airport: Kailua Kona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6300° N, 155.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6300&lon=-155.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9044Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 260 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022057329A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL HOVERING NEAR SPORTING EVENT, PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO COLLIDE WITH GROUND.

## 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 LAX84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA026), Oct 22, 1983: Robinson R22 (N9044Q), Kailua-Kona, HI, substantial damage

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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