# Accident 19891019043869A: Robsin R22BETA, Bethpage, NY, October 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1989, 07:20 local time
- Place: Bethpage, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7407° N, 73.4805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-73.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8024W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8024W-1991-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,462 total, 630 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891019043869A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE OUT ON TRAFFIC WATCH. MADE HARD DOWNWIND LANDING ON FREEWAY. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC90LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA015), Oct 19, 1989: Robinson R22 (N8024W), Bethpage, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE HELICOPTER DURING A POWER OFF AUTOROTATION RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND A MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEVERING THE TAILBOOM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY…

## Other reports on N8024W (1)

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

- [Accident 19910621023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910621023429A), Jun 21, 1991: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8024W), Faribault, MN, Substantial damage. Lost control during aerial taxi and hovering practice in gusty surface wind. Oscillated tail and rotors hit ground.

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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