# Accident 19980722016859A: Robsin R22BETA, Denver, CO, July 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1998
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5801° N, 104.8605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5801&lon=-104.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8350N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980722016859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PERFORMING AUTOROTATIONS BETWEEN 200 AND 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. 4 TO 5 AUTOROTATIONS WERE COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE AUTOROTATION THAT CULMINATED IN THE ACCIDENT, BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE AT THE CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID, "IT FELT LIKE THE NOSE WENT DOWN, THE SPEED PICKED UP AND THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED RAPIDLY AS IF WE WERE BEING PUSHED INTO THE GROUND." THE INSTRUCTOR LEVELED THE HELICOPTER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW98LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA327), Jul 22, 1998: Robinson R22 Beta (N8350N), Englewood, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: An encounter with unanticipated windshear or a downdraft.

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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