# Accident 19920506013549A: Robsin R22BETA, Mt Pleasant, TN, May 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5503° N, 87.1894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5503&lon=-87.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N191KC-1993-04-19) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 57 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506013549A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES MAST BUMPING DUE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE CAUSED ROTORS TO STRIKE TAILBOOM AND CABIN. CLOUD BUILDUPS IN AREA.

## 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 ATL92FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA096), May 6, 1992: Robinson R-22 Beta (N191KC), Mt. Pleasant, TN, destroyed, 2 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 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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