# Accident 20040424008739A: Robsin R22BETA, Shakopee, MN, April 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2004, 10:52 local time
- Place: Shakopee, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7219° N, 93.5514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7219&lon=-93.5514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N819TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 65 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040424008739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE APPROACHING FARM FIELD FOR HOVER. STUDENT HAD CONTROLS AND PANICKED WHEN HE FELT HE WAS LOSING CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. TRIED TO HAND CONTROLS OVER TO FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR VERY QUICKLY AND NOT AS BRIEFED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTED IN IMPACT WITH TERRAIN.

## 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 CHI04CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA110), Apr 24, 2004: Robinson R22 Beta (N819TT), Shakopee, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during hovering flight and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action in order to prevent a loss of control. Contributing factors…

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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