# Accident 20121223028019A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Corcoran, MN, December 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2012, 10:31 local time
- Place: Corcoran, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1481° N, 93.5389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1481&lon=-93.5389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27AT-2018-05-30) (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: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 700 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223028019A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 23, 2012, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  LANDED AT A RESIDENTIAL AREA.AIRCRAFT SPUN AND STRUCK A TRAILER.FUEL TANKS RUPTURED AND FIRE CONSUMED 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 CEN13LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA115), Dec 23, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N27AT), Corcoran, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to land the helicopter in a position that placed the tail rotor near tarps, which resulted in the tarps being lifted into the tail rotor, subsequent tail rotor damage, a…

## Other reports on N27AT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020701029489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020701029489I), Jul 1, 2002: Robsin R22BETA (N27AT), Plymouth, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Airman made a normal approach to his helipad, which is located on the shore of a lake, at his personal residence. After the approach, the airman began to…

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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