Robinson R22 N8398Q
13 September 1983 · San Jose, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1983 at about 19:20 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N8398Q, operated by Flying Country Club Marketing, was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reid-Hillview (RHV)
- Coordinates
- 37.3292, -121.8292
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22
- Registration
- N8398Q
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flying Country Club Marketing
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FVM10
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PRIVATE PLT WAS CERTIFICATED FOR FIXED WING, SINGLE ENG, LAND ACFT, BUT WAS NOT RATED IN HELICOPTERS. WHILE ON A SOLO FLT, PRACTICING LANDINGS, HE WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LAND WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A DECREASE IN ENG POWER & ROTOR RPM. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. TOWER PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE ENGS & ROTORS WERE OPERATING AFTER THE LANDING. AN ENG RUN-UP & MAGNETO CHECK WERE CONDUCTED AFTER THE MISHAP WHICH SHOWED NORMAL OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Robinson R22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1983 | Robinson R22 | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | Craig Manley | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1983 | Robinson R22 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1983 | Robinson R22 | Torrance, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1983 | Robinson R22 | Valencia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1983 | Robinson R22 | Sisseton, South Dakota, United States | Wayne L. Twitero | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Robinson R22 | Buckman Springs, California, United States | Golden State Aviation | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
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