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FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Santa Ana, CA · April 30, 1996

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Date
April 30, 1996 · 18:00 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9070N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96FA185
Reported as
Robsin R22BETA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,990 total8,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N9070NRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 1997 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 1513Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Practicing autorotations then approach to stop and go, sink too high. Impacted hard. Rotors chopped tail. Rolled.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS THEN APPROACH TO STOP AND GO, SINK TOO HIGH. IMPACTED HARD. ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL. ROLLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX96FA185Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportSanta Ana, CAthe pilot misjudged the helicopter's distance and altitude and failed to attain the proper descent rate.May 1, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9070N · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19911204057849IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Westminster, CAAlternator fail light came on. Unable to correct problem. Landed in school field.Dec 4, 1991Accident 19900509015939AAutorot Descent (Rotorcraft) · Irvine, CAGave student engine out but student mismanaged collective. CFI took over but rotor RPM too low. Impact chopped tail.May 9, 1990 · Substantial damageIncident 19830121006739ISfl Autorotation · Santa Ana, CAFlair made too low while making a straight-in autorotation with a power recovery. Tail rotor contacted the ground.Jan 21, 1983 · Minor damage