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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Ojai, CA · September 14, 1992

Date
September 14, 1992 · 15:10 local
Place
Ojai, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4079S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA385
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
295 total285 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported engine quit during practice autorotation. Landed hard chopping off tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. LANDED HARD CHOPPING OFF TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.