# Accident 19940304003709A: Robsin R22BETA, Long Beach, CA, March 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1994, 09:32 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8104° N, 118.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8104&lon=-118.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2327C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2327C) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 630 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940304003709A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDING FROM HOVER BELEIVED HAD LANDED AS SKIDS TOUCHED TALL GRASS LOWERED COLLECTIVE. SKID HIT. ROLLED.

## 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 LAX94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA150), Mar 4, 1994: Robinson R22B (N2327C), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of the collective and tail rotor controls, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## Other reports on N2327C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050617011569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617011569I), Jun 17, 2005: Robsin R22BETA (N2327C), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On June 17, 2005, instructor and pilot [privacy data omitted] and a student from Palm Beach helicopter school located at lantana airport departed…

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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