# Accident 19880605053439A: Robsin R22BETA, Bakersfield, CA, June 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1988, 18:45 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5390° N, 118.9101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5390&lon=-118.9101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2634N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2634N-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,715 total, 1,475 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605053439A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FLEW INTO POWERLINES.CFI FAILED TO MAINTAIN SURVEILLANCE. WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO BASE.

## 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 LAX88LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA214), Jun 6, 1988: Robinson R22 (N2634N), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2634N (1)

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

- [Accident 19920111000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920111000429A), Jan 11, 1992: Robsin R22BETA (N2634N), Lake Hughes, CA, Substantial damage. Rotor RPM decay after a low level 180 degree turn. Unable recover. Clipped trees on descent. Chopped tail landing.

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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