# Accident 19920629022239A: Robsin R22, Richmond, CA, June 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1992, 12:42 local time
- Place: Richmond, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HZ8S
- Location: 37.9523° N, 122.3606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9523&lon=-122.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83858-1995-06-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629022239A

## Narrative

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

TAILBOOM WAS STRUCK BY MAIN ROTORS,IMPACT SEVERED TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY. CRASHED IN BAY. CAUSE ROTOR STRIKE UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX92FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA267), Jun 29, 1992: Robinson R22 (N83858), Richmond, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S) WHICH RESULTED IN ROTOR CONTACT TO THE TAILBOOM.

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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