# Accident 19950402013019A: Robsin R22BETA, Healdsburg, CA, April 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1995, 11:20 local time
- Place: Healdsburg, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PGNA
- Location: 38.6306° N, 122.8902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6306&lon=-122.8902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2323K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2323K-1996-02-09) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 307 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402013019A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLARED ABRUPTLY DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. IMPACT TAIL FIRST BUCKLED TAILBOOM. CFI NO TIME TO CORRECT.

## 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 LAX95LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA153), Apr 2, 1995: Robinson R22 Beta (N2323K), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor failed to adequately monitor the student pilot's actions and to react within the control margin necessary to successfully initiate a corrective action.

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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