# Accident 19920304005279A: Robsin R22, Maricopa, AZ, March 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1992, 15:35 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8413Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8413Q-2000-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920304005279A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. CAUSED ROLL LOW G DAMPING MAST BUMPING AND BOOM STRIKE. INFLIGHT BREAKUP.

## 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 LAX92FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA137), Mar 4, 1992: Robinson R22 (N8413Q), Maricopa, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: DESTRUCTIVE MAST BUMPING FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S).

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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