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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Palm Springs, CA · August 2, 1989

Date
August 2, 1989 · 15:08 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N971JG
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA259
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
82 total82 in this make and model45 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.

Low engine RPM reported. Crashed on downwind autorotation landing. Owners report says no mechanical failure.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ENGINE RPM REPORTED. CRASHED ON DOWNWIND AUTOROTATION LANDING. OWNERS REPORT SAYS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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