- Date
- January 21, 1981
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9031YRobinson R22
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810121002459A
- Case key
- 126563
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3502 81/1/21 LONG BEACH,CA ROBINSON R22 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0904 N9031Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 31, 1892 TOTAL HOURS, 181 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- MN GEAR BOX INPUT FLEX CPLNG YOKE,A194,FAILED.CRACKS FND UNDER CADMIUM PLATING,DECARBURIZED ZONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9031Y
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Long Beach
N9031YRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Robinson Helicopter R22Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.