# Accident 19920504013249A: Robsin R22BETA, Burbank, CA, May 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1992, 13:25 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BWHA
- Location: 34.2308° N, 118.3393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2308&lon=-118.3393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4081P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4081P-1996-01-11) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 550 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504013249A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO AIRPORT AFTER DUAL MANEUVERS. LANDED HARD IN CITY PARK BENDING TAILBOOM.

## 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 LAX92LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA199), May 4, 1992: Robinson R-22B (N4081P), Sun Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 1) FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE CFI AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, AND 2) THE CFI'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE LANDING FLARE…

## Other reports on N4081P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940323006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940323006559A), Mar 23, 1994: Robsin R22BETA (N4081P), Simi Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Student was practicing a hover. Drifted backwards left skid caught in dirt. Helicopter rolled over.

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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