- Date
- April 29, 1977
- Place
- Palos Verdes, CA · PALOS VERDES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67010Robinson R-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770429009009A
- Case key
- 152451
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0684 77/4/29 NR.PALOS VERDES,CA ROBINSON R-22 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0830 N67010 PX- 0 0 0 TEST 28, 4567 TOTAL HOURS, 32 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: TAIL BOOMS/PYLONS/CONES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TAILCONE BULKHEAD FAILED. ENGINEERING TEST FLT. BULKHEAD IS BEING REDESIGNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67010
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N67010Registered now · Robinson Helicopter R22Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N67010 · 1
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