Robinson R-22 accident near Austin, Texas, August 27, 1984
On August 27, 1984 at about 1:30 pm local time, a Robinson R-22 (helicopter), registered N9067B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Austin, Texas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 27, 1984 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Austin, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Robinson R-22 · all R-22s on the register
- Registration
- N9067B · no longer on the register · serial 0158
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER LNDG THE PLT EXITED THE ACFT TO ASSIST DEPLANING OF THE PAX. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE PLT HEARD A SURGE OF ENGINE POWER FOLLOWED BY THE ACFT ROTATING AND COLLIDING WITH A PARKED CAR. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED THAT THE COLLECTIVE BALANCE SPRING FAILED TO HOLD THE COLLECTIVE DOWN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 5,215 hours in all; 500 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 4,610 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 753 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 36 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,350 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Austin TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:52 pm from AUS, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9067B the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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