# Accident 19870927056539A: Robsin R22, Las Cruces, NM, September 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2206° N, 106.9899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2206&lon=-106.9899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47RW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 401 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927056539A

## Narrative

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

LOST LIFT ON APPROACH. LOW ROTOR RPM HORN SOUNDED. HARD LANDING. MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED TERRAIN. NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN87LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA243), Sep 27, 1987: Robinson R-22M (N47RW), Las Cruces, NM, 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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