# Accident 19950611040429A: Robsin R22BETA, Weatherford, TX, June 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1995, 16:45 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7496° N, 97.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7496&lon=-97.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9074Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 111 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950611040429A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON UPSLOPE RIVER BANK. ROCKED BACK ON SKIDS. TAIL ROTORS IMPACTED GROUND. DAMAGED TAILBOOM.

## 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 FTW95LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA235), Jun 11, 1995: Robinson R-22 (N9074Y), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL DURING LANDING RESULTING IN THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRIKING THE GROUND AND SEPARATING, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL (ANTI-TORQUE) CONTROL. A FACTOR…

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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