# Accident 19930707022729A: Robsin R22BETA, Honolulu, HI, July 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1993, 15:59 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: R1PS
- Location: 21.3497° N, 157.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3497&lon=-157.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,926 total, 21 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707022729A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER STUDENT LOST CONTROL IN GUSTY WIND. ROTATED TO RIGHT. CLIMBED ROLLED HIT TAIL FIRST NEAR INVERTED.

## 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 LAX93FA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA281), Jul 8, 1993: Robinson R22B (N501R), Honolulu, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWING THE STUDENT FLY SOLO IN WIND CONDITIONS EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WINDS IN THE TRAINING SYLLABUS, AND ALSO NEAR THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CONTROLLABILITY ENVELOPE FOR THE…

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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