# Accident 19921005045269A: Robsin R22BETA, Naples, FL, October 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1992, 12:26 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2321X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2321X-2000-12-08) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 912 total, 79 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921005045269A

## Narrative

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

SLOW PASS DOWNWIND FOR PHOTOS. ENTERED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AND SPUN INTO TREES.

## 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 MIA93LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA004), Oct 5, 1992: Robinson R22 Beta (N2321X), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INCORRECT AIRSPEED, INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PERFORM THE CORRECT EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOLLOWING THE IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…

## Other reports on N2321X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19981210044229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981210044229A), Dec 10, 1998: Robsin R22BETA (N2321X), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (.19)On December 10, 1998, at 1400 eastern standard time, a Robinson R-22, helicopter, N2321X, collided with the ground, according to the flight instructor,…
- [Accident 19950507009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950507009729A), May 7, 1995: Robsin R22BETA (N2321X), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Student practice on autorotation with power recovery. Allowed rotor RPM decay. Impacted runway. CFI failed to act.

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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