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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Alpine, TX · September 5, 1992

Date: September 5, 1992 · 16:30 local
Place: Alpine, TX
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4073S
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW92FA224
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 608 total36 in this make and model137 in the last 90 days

N4073SRegistration cancelled Feb 10, 1993 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 1889 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA

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What happened

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Struck mountainside. Over gross weight and high density altitude factors.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW92FA224Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAlpine, TXFailure by the pilot-in-command, for unknown reasons, to maintain sufficient altitude to clear surrounding terrain. Factors were mountainous terrain and high density altitude.Sep 5, 1992 · Destroyed