31.9679° N, 110.2945° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Benson, AZ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 21, 1994 · 13:00 local
Place
Benson, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
VCHOS
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total120 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Beleived bird strike. Began precautionary landing. Was low and slow rotor decay. Began pedel turn. Tangled in brush
As the FAA filed it
BELEIVED BIRD STRIKE. BEGAN PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WAS LOW AND SLOW ROTOR DECAY. BEGAN PEDEL TURN. TANGLED IN BRUSH