# Accident 19961019033059A: Robsin R22BETA, Halsey, OR, October 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1996, 09:26 local time
- Place: Halsey, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3800° N, 123.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3800&lon=-123.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512HH-1999-02-25) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 49 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019033059A

## Narrative

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

THE 21 YEAR OLD BRAZILIAN PILOT, A NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE HELICOPTER, WAS A STUDENT IN A COMMERICAL HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUALS AT THE SCHOOL WHO KNEW THE PILOT, HE WAS DISTRAUGHT OVER A BREAKUP WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND IN BRAZIL. THESE INDIVIDUALS STATED THAT THE PILOTS ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR HAD CHANGED OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS (THE TIME FRAME OF THE BREAKUP), AND THAT THE PILOT BEHAVED UNUSUALLY ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT HAD NOT BEEN SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE, AN D THE PILOT DID NOT LEAVE AN ITINEARY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 11 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT IN AN AREA NORMALLY USED BY THE SCHOOL ON WEEKENDS. THE CRASH SITE WAS IN A LEVEL GRASS FIELD, ON AN EAST TO WEST PATH, PARALLEL TO AN EAST WEST ROAD. NO WITNESSES WERE IDENTIFIED. INVESTIGATORS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE HELICOPTER WRECKAGE, BUT INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS OF LOW MAIN ROTOR RPM EXISTED.

## 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 SEA97FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA016), Oct 19, 1996: Robinson R22 Beta (N512HH), Halsey, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain main rotor RPM, resulting in loss of control of the helicopter and collision with terrain. Factors included the pilot's lack of experience in helicopters,…

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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