# Accident 19931007037849A: Robsin R22BETA, Marysville, WA, October 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Marysville, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EBHA
- Location: 48.0495° N, 122.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0495&lon=-122.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8072V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072V-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 59 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007037849A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING QUICK STOP MANEUVERS NEAR GROUND. TAIL ROTOR HIT. HELICOPTER BEGAN SPIN. SETTLED INTO POND. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA94LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA010), Oct 7, 1993: Robinson R-22B (N8072V), Marysville, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

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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