# Accident 19890702019189A: Robsin R22, Austin, TX, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 16:35 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Executive Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3803° N, 97.9494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3803&lon=-97.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888CG-1997-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2C (registry code 42139, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 93 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702019189A

## Narrative

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

SLOWED TO 30 KNOTS AT 300 FEET WITH A GUSTY TAILWIND. HELICOPTER THEN DESCENDED WITH POWER INTO TREES.

## 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 FTW89LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA120), Jul 2, 1989: Robinson R22 (N888CG), Austin, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN A SITUATION WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH TEMPERATURE, TAILWIND,…

## Other reports on N888CG (1)

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

- [Accident 19941111038289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941111038289A), Nov 11, 1994: Robsin R22BETA (N888CG), Johnson City, TX, Substantial damage. Landing next to a trailer entered hover. Skid caught on trailer. Helicopter rolled over. Trailer had begun to roll.

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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