# Accident 19910705026099A: Robsin R22BETA, Phoenix, AZ, July 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1991, 16:39 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3994° N, 111.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3994&lon=-111.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23039, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23039-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,656 total, 500 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705026099A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BROKE UP IN FLIGHT CRASHED THROUGH ROOF OF HOUSE AND BURNED ROTOR BLADES INDICATED POSSIBLE MAST BUMPING

## 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 LAX91FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA288), Jul 5, 1991: Robinson R-22B (N23039), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHICH RESULTED IN ROTOR CONTACT TO THE COCKPIT.

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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