NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW67F0289
Registry · N2304W
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
Year of manufacture
1991
TCDS
H10WE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19911003
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A20B79
Registrant of record
HILLSBORO AERO ACADEMY LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
BEECH A-23A · N2304W
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
PEARLAND
Kind of flying
DB
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
81° F
Aircraft history
Total time
296 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
802
Age
20
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
SUSPECT FORIGN OBJECT IN NO.3 CYLINDER.
Investigator remarks
ENG.MISFIRING DURING TAXI TESTS AND TAKEOFF RUN.
Cause factors
- 74/C/KA C POWERPLANT POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS Cause
- 64/C/01 C PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT Cause
- 64/B/16 B PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
2 0490.
Source file
NTSB_1966_2_0490.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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