- Date
- March 5, 1986, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- El Toro, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9072ZRobinson R-22
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860305005389A
- Case key
- 25087
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A helicopter crashed into a mountain slope east of El Toro, CA while on a business flt. While the acft approached the mountain peak the plt experienced an increase in the rate of descent and aborted the landing. During the go-around, at adecreased main rotor RPM, the acft continued to settle and the tail rotor struck the ground. The plt reported no mechanical difficulties or failures with the acft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9072Z
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0217
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 124 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cine Exec Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 821 total · 76 in this make and model · 117 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.