# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 2013

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 CEN14CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA017.md): Robinson R22 - Beta · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 2, 2013 · N554SA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to take remedial action in a timely manner.
- [NTSB CEN13LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA325.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2013 · N137DF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing, and a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…
- [NTSB CEN13CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA312.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lansing, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2013 · N2318X · Substantial damage
  > Improper control inputs by the pilot-receiving-instruction and the inability of the flight instructor to correct the control inputs in sufficient time to avoid the hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR13LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA222.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Honolulu, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2013 · N5ZK · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s failure to properly inspect the helicopter following maintenance performed by an apprentice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to the improper rigging of the mixture control assembly.
- [NTSB CEN13LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA148.md): Robinson R22 Beta II · Gillett, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 2013 · N3059Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of tail rotor effectiveness while manuevering at low altitude.
- [NTSB WPR13CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA107.md): Robinson R22 · Kona, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 30, 2013 · N333PJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm during a practice autorotation and the flight instructor's delayed action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA13LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA116.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Ellington, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2013 · N26NE · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the collective push-pull tube and jackshaft assembly, which resulted in the total loss of helicopter control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate supervision of maintenance personnel by the operator…
- [NTSB ERA13LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA104.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 2013 · N345VH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s delayed throttle application during the practice autorotation and the flight instructor’s lack of immediate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2013
  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&year=2013

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