# Accident 19940113000379A: Robsin R22, Miami, FL, January 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9404° N, 80.2107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9404&lon=-80.2107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931KC-1994-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,557 total, 51 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940113000379A

## Narrative

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

LOOKED OUTSIDE OPEN COPTER. GLASSES BLEW OFF. HAD PRIVATE PILOT ASEL FLY LOW PASSES TO FIND GLASSES. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 MIA94LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA051), Jan 13, 1994: Robinson R-22 (N931KC), Miami, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's improper supervision of an unqualified pilot while maneuvering at a low altitude. This resulted in a loss in rotor rpm due to improper flight control input (upward collective…

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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