# Accident 19930924036399A: Robsin R22BETA, Wildomar, CA, September 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1993, 14:54 local time
- Place: Wildomar, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6193° N, 117.2507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6193&lon=-117.2507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40049, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40049-1993-12-13) (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 O235B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 108 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924036399A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG PARTS TAILROTOR AND DEBRIS FELL. CHOPPER SPUN TO GROUND . LEFT DOOR REMOVED. EVIDENCE KNEE PAT HIT ROTORS

## 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 LAX93FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA369), Sep 24, 1993: Robinson R22 Beta (N40049), Wildomar, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY THE PILOT'S KNEE BOARD, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SECURE THE KNEE BOARD WHILE IN FLIGHT.

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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