# Accident 19921015042389A: Robsin R22BETA, Robert Le, TX, October 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Robert Le, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8904° N, 100.4806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8904&lon=-100.4806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8066B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8066B-1996-11-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921015042389A

## Narrative

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

LOW ROTOR RPM TOO LOW TO AUTOROTATE. IMPACT WITH GROUND SHEARED SKID. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. ALLOWED ROTOR DECAY.

## 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 FTW93LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA015), Oct 15, 1992: Robinson R22B (N8066B), Robert Lee, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE/ROTOR RPM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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