# Incident 19900718032609I: Robsin R22BETA, Rancho Palos Ve, CA, July 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rancho Palos Ve, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7385° N, 118.3697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7385&lon=-118.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106FM-1990-09-13) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900718032609I

## Narrative

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

ON PRODUCTION TEST FLIGHT THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY BELT FAILED. AUTOROTATED TO BEACH LANDING IN WATER.

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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