# Accident 20000511009599A: Robsin R22BETA, Ham Lake, MN, May 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2000, 17:20 local time
- Place: Ham Lake, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2491° N, 93.3296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2491&lon=-93.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8321K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8321K-2000-10-04) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000511009599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C LOST POWER ON TAKE-OFF, PILOT CLEARED A BUILDING, LOST FORWARD MOTION AND DROPPED 15 FEET TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND WITH ENGINE. WEATHER AND SEQUENCE OF EVENTS INDICATIVE OF CARBURATOR ICING. INVESTIGATION FOUND TRANSPONDER TEST TO BE TWO WEEKS OVERDUE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI00LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA134), May 11, 2000: Robinson R22 Beta (N8321K), Ham Lake, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: carburetor ice. Factors relating to this accident were the icing conditions, the pilot's attempted emergency landing and the low altitude.

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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