# Accident 19940615047709A: Robsin R22BETA, Raynham, MA, June 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1994, 12:45 local time
- Place: Raynham, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9487° N, 71.0731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raynham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9487&lon=-71.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8029Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 6,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940615047709A

## Narrative

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

LOW ALTITUDE, POWER LOSS. HARD LANDING. CHOPPED TAIL. HIGH TIME ENGINE HAD METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHT OUT.RINGS BROKEN

## 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 BFO94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA100), Jun 15, 1994: Robinson R-22 (N8029Z), Raynham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the number four cylinder piston rings.

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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