# Accident 19881030048519A: Robsin R22BETA, Clear Lake, CA, October 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1988, 08:54 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, CA
- Airport: Pearce Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9606° N, 122.6402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9606&lon=-122.6402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2627K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2627K-2013-07-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030048519A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS TOLD TO STAY IN PATTERN DUE TO POOR WEATHER OUTSIDE PATTERN. LEFT PATTERN, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX89LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA028), Oct 30, 1988: Robinson R22 (N2627K), Lower Lake, CA, destroyed, 1 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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