# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, NJ

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23FA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA357.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kingston, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 31, 2023 · N2356M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control, which resulted in the main rotor blade severing the tail boom, for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR19TA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA131.md): Robinson R22 · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report · May 2, 2019 · N7532R · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while transitioning from a hover to forward flight, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA18CA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA483.md): Robinson R22 · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2018 · N92TR · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's decision to conduct hover practice at a lower altitude than recommended and his delayed remedial action during recovery from an unstable hover, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB ERA17CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA187.md): Robinson R22 · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2017 · N2322Z · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain helicopter control while hovering, which resulted in skid contact with the ground and a dynamic roll-over.
- [NTSB ERA11LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA409.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Dayton, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 2011 · N83509 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during an out-of-ground-effect hover, which resulted in a loss of control due to settling with power and loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB IAD99LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA028.md): Robinson R-22B · Fairfield, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1999 · N8041J · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain rotor rpm and his failure to complete the autorotational descent. A factor in the accident was the flight instructor's failure to fully deploy carburetor heat as directed in the Pilot's Operating Handbook.
- [NTSB NYC96LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA077.md): Robinson R22-BETA · Fairfield, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1996 · N221CW · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's inadequate supervision in that he delayed corrective action in recovering the low rotor RPM resulting in a loss of control.
- [NTSB NYC92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA021.md): Robinson R22B · Millville, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1991 · N502TH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NJ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7640110', '7640103'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7640110&state=NJ

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