# Accident 19920130001409A: Robsin R22BETA, Malabar, FL, January 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1992, 13:55 local time
- Place: Malabar, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9806° N, 80.5796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9806&lon=-80.5796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2313G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2313G-2013-07-16) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,929 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920130001409A

## Narrative

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

LOW AND SLOW IN TURBULENCE FROM GUSTY SURFACE WIND. MAST BUMPING INDICATED. ROTOR HIT CABIN. THE R22 FELL INTO TREE

## 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 MIA92FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA072), Jan 30, 1992: Robinson R-22 Beta (N2313G), Malabar, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON WHICH RESULTED IN MAST BUMPING AND A MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACT WITH THE COCKPIT AREA.

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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