# Accident 20040708016959A: Robsin R22BETA, Rochester, MN, July 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2004, 12:18 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9631° N, 92.4269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9631&lon=-92.4269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8118L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118L-2008-01-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040708016959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ROBINSON R-22 CRASHED IN A FIELD, NEAR ROCHESTER, MN AS IT WAS ON A LOW APPROACH FOR LANDING. A WITNESS AND THE OWNER OF THE HELICOPTER STATED TO THE FAA, THE HELICOPTER WAS COMING FROM THE SOUTHWEST OF A LARGE BARN ON THE FARM PROPERTY. IT APPEARED TO BE A NORMAL APPROACH, WITH THE HELICOPTER AT 100 FEET AGL AND APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED. IT THEN "BOBBLED" AND YAWED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. IT WAS NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND THE HELICOPTER WAS TORN APART.

## 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 CHI04FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA177), Jul 8, 2004: Robinson R-22 Beta (N8118L), Rochester, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of control due to the student pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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