# Accident 19890420009449A: Robsin R22BETA, Stockton, CA, April 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1989, 05:08 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8992° N, 121.4003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8992&lon=-121.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26198, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26198-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 107 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890420009449A

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC USED HELICOPTER WITHOUT PERMISSION. ALCOHOL AND COCAINE IN BLOOD. STRUCK POWERLINES , CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX89FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA165), Apr 20, 1989: Robinson R22 Beta (N26198), Stockton, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT BY FLYING WHILE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL & DRUGS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. THE LIGHT CONDITION (AT NIGHT) AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS…

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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