# Accident 19950626014949A: Robsin R22BETA, Windemer, FL, June 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Windemer, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N869BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869BD-1998-05-08) (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 O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,179 total, 5,900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95TA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95TA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON POLICE SURVEILANCE FLIGHT. AUTOROTATED TO EDGE OF CLEARING. STRUCK TREES. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA95TA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95TA159), Jun 26, 1995: Robinson R22 (N869BD), Windemere, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND IN THAT HE FAILED TO DRAIN ALL THE WATER FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM, RESULTING IN AN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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