# Incident 19851027062839I: Robsin R22, Van Nuys, CA, October 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9068T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9068T-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,207 total, 4 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027062839I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD. DRIVE BELT HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N9068T (4)

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

- [Accident 19910403008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403008309A), Apr 3, 1991: Robsin R22 (N9068T), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Student on first solo tried to land on raised concrete pad contrary to instructions. Tipped,panicked. Spun. Rolled.
- [Incident 19900117032719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117032719I), Jan 17, 1990: Robsin R22 (N9068T), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Student lost control while practicing hovering maneuvers. Tail rotor impacted ground.
- [Incident 19870316017279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870316017279I), Mar 16, 1987: Robsin R22 (N9068T), Pomona, CA. Solo student thought he had a rotor overspeed and autorotated. No mechanical discrepancies found.
- [Accident 19811009066499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009066499A), Oct 9, 1981: Robsin R22 (N9068T), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Student used incorrect recovery on practice autorotation RPM decay. CFI took over too late. Rolled over at impact.

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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