# Accident 19801220090729A: Robsin R22, Malibu, CA, December 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1980, 17:40 local time
- Place: Malibu, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0093° N, 118.7966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malibu, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0093&lon=-118.7966&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGPOD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801220090729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EVIDENCE INDICATES PILOT CAUSED HELICOPTER DAMAGE AND FORCED LANDING BY CARELESS MANEUVER AT AN UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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