# Accident 19941119038669A: Robsin R22BETA, Dover, DE, November 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1994, 17:15 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Airport: Elliott Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0604° N, 75.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0604&lon=-75.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40411, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40411-1995-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941119038669A

## Narrative

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

LOST ROTOR RPM WHILE HOVERING. LANDED HARD AND ROLLED OVER. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. HAD TRIED RECOVER TO LATE.

## 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 BFO95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA013), Nov 19, 1994: Robinson R-22B (N40411), Magnolia, DE, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm while hovering.

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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