- Date
- April 8, 1981
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N32ADRobinson R-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810408014959A
- Case key
- 126516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0896 81/4/8 LONG BEACH,CA ROBINSON R-22 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 5881 TIME - 1325 N32AD PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PRACTICE HOVERING SESSION CONDUCTED WITHIN BOUNDARIES OF ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32AD
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Long Beach
N32ADRegistered now · 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.