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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Palm Springs, CA · April 5, 1992

Date
April 5, 1992 · 13:13 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40433
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA165
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total90 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered severe unforecast turbulence in a mountain pass. Tried to land but was blown backwards into a hill.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE UNFORECAST TURBULENCE IN A MOUNTAIN PASS. TRIED TO LAND BUT WAS BLOWN BACKWARDS INTO A HILL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.