# Accident 19880117000799A: Robsin R22, Sun City, AZ, January 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Sun City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6155° N, 112.2831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6155&lon=-112.2831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90165, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90165-2014-11-20) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,392 total, 109 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880117000799A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WIRE AND LOST CONTROL WHILE FLYING LOW DOWN A RAVINE. COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX88LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA089), Jan 17, 1988: Robinson R22 (N90165), Sun City, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90165 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820614022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820614022289A), Jun 14, 1982: Robsin R22 (N90165), Concord, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter pilot lost control during landing and aircraft was spinning when it hit the ground.

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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