NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX83LA026
Registry · N65SA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
Year of manufacture
1988
TCDS
H10WE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
Engine
LYCOMING O-320-B2C (160 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20150708
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A88BF2
Registrant of record
AKIN & SON INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
FLIGHT 238, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 28L AT SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT. WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH V2 WITH THE GEAR IN UPWARD TRANSIT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, THE RED LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO ABORT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND IN TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1982_LAX83LA026.txt.
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