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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Yosemite, CA · September 19, 1988

Date
September 19, 1988 · 11:30 local
Place
Yosemite, CA
Phase of flight
Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9077N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA324
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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En route high terrain strong tailwind. Airspeed zero. Got into settling with power. Impacted terrain. 50 kt wind.

As the FAA filed it

EN ROUTE HIGH TERRAIN STRONG TAILWIND. AIRSPEED ZERO. GOT INTO SETTLING WITH POWER. IMPACTED TERRAIN. 50 KT WIND.

NTSB investigation

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