# Accident 19940115048809A: Robsin R22BETA, Gurabo, Puerto Rico, January 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1994, 12:20 local time
- Place: Gurabo, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2526° N, 65.9786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gurabo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2526&lon=-65.9786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N193HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N193HC-1998-11-23) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,475 total, 760 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940115048809A

## Narrative

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

BURNING SMELL OVERHEATED CLUTCH LIGHT. AUTOROTATED. HARD LANDING IN ROUGH AREA. CLUTCH V BELTS HAD 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 MIA94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA054), Jan 16, 1994: Robinson R22B (N193HC), Gurabo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: COMPLETE SEPARATION OF ONE OF THE TWO VEE-BELTS, AND COMPLETE SEPARATION OF 1/2 OF THE REMAINING BELT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED…

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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