# Accident 19931030041249A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Santa Rosa, CA, October 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1993, 19:31 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4392° N, 122.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4392&lon=-122.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8452Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8452Z-1999-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 135 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931030041249A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING OVER PARTY LOCATION. LARGE MYLAR BALLOON BROKE FREE. ROSE UP. HIT TAIL ROTOR WHICH THEN SEPARATED.

## 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 LAX94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA033), Oct 31, 1993: Robinson R22A (N8452Z), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the separation of the tail rotor due to a collision with a mylar balloon and the subsequent hard landing during an autorotation. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions which…

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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