# Accident 19940928032129A: Robsin R22, Knightdale, NC, September 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1994, 09:47 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Raleigh East Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7895° N, 78.4791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7895&lon=-78.4791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83112, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83112-2018-01-26) (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 R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 305 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940928032129A

## Narrative

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

DELAYED BY FOG. THEN DEPARTED. WITNESS SAW PLANE FISHTAIL. CAME APART. FELL INTO WOODS. MAST BUMPING. ROTORS CONED.

## 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 ATL94FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA179), Sep 28, 1994: Robinson R-22B (N83112), Knightdale, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S) RESULTING IN ROTOR BLADE CONTACT WITH THE TAILCONE.

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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