# Accident 19900511016499A: Robsin R22BETA, Atlanta, GA, May 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1990, 09:55 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9004° N, 84.2998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9004&lon=-84.2998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2579W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2579W-2006-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,032 total, 3,436 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511016499A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FAILED TO USE PROPER CONTROL FOR PRACTICE HOVER AUTOROTATION.SKID TOUCHED IN A TURN. HELICOPTER ROLLED 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 ATL90LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA112), May 11, 1990: Robinson R22 Beta (N2579W), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT (RATED) PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, AND INSUFFICIENT SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI).

## Other reports on N2579W (1)

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

- [Incident 19960918033579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960918033579I), Sep 18, 1996: Robsin R22BETA (N2579W), Belle Glade, FL. Narrative: pilot michael huizinga and passenger[privacy data omitted]left their campsite at Belle Glade rv park in a Robinson R-22 (N2579W) at approximately…

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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