# Accident 19920508014059A: Robsin R22BETA, Anaheim, CA, May 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1992, 11:03 local time
- Place: Anaheim, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8398° N, 117.9505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8398&lon=-117.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8064E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8064E-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 340 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508014059A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER,AUTOROTATED TO HARD IMPACT IN GRAVEL PIT. NO MECHANICAL OR PILOT DEFECT. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 LAX92FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA206), May 8, 1992: Robinson R-22B (N8064E), Anaheim, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING THE AUTOROTATION.

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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