# Accident 20031106027772A: Robsin R44, Torrance, CA, November 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2003, 15:29 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8075° N, 118.3578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8075&lon=-118.3578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442RH-2010-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031106027772A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1528 PST, 11/06/03, AT TOA AIRPORT, THERE WAS A COLLISION BETWEEN A ROBINSON R-44 (N442RH), AND A R-22 (N206TV) HELICOPTER. THE COLLISION OCCURRED ABOVE RUNWAY 29L. THE R-44 WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND THE STUDENT/PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A RECURRENT SAFETY COURSE. THE PIC/CFI WAS A CONTRACT SAFETY COURSE INSTRUCTOR FOR ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY. THEY HAD BEEN ISSUED CLEARANCE BY THE TOWER OPERATOR FOR THE OPTION ON RUNWAY 29L. UPON REVIEW OF ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE R-4R WAS PROCEEDING WEST AND CLIMBING ABOVE RUNWAY 29L WHEN IT STRUCK A R-22 HELICOPTER TRAVELING SOUTHWEST AND CROSSING RUNWAY 29L. UPON IMPACT THE R-44 IMMEDIATELY FELL TO THE SURFACE OF 29L. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N206TV, Robsin R22BETA: [Accident 20031106027771A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031106027771A)

## 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 LAX04FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA037), Nov 6, 2003: Robinson R44 (N442RH), Torrance, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the R22 to comply with an ATC clearance.

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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