# Accident 19940617015419A: Robsin R22BETA, Elizabethtown, KY, June 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6992° N, 85.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6992&lon=-85.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2346J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2346J-2019-05-06) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,844 total, 42 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940617015419A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TO SPIN ON TAKEOFF UNABLE TO CORRECT. AUTOROTATED TO HARD. IMPACT. EXCEEDED RECOMMENDED TAKEOFF PROFILE.

## 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 BFO94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA105), Jun 17, 1994: Robinson R22 Beta (N2346J), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE HELICOPTER WAS OUTSIDE THE HEIGHT-VELOCITY ENVELOPE (FOR A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION), WHEN LOSS OF…

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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