# Accident 19840222005059A: Robsin R22, Thousand Oaks, CA, February 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1984, 15:56 local time
- Place: Thousand Oaks, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2094° N, 118.8795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2094&lon=-118.8795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8404S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8404S-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 256 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840222005059A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER STRUCK POWERLINES DURING LOW LEVEL OPERATION. THE PILOT HAD A HISTORY OF RECKLESS FLYING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX84FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA193), Feb 22, 1984: Robinson R22 (N8404S), Thousand Oaks, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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