# Accident 19900121000999A: Robsin R22BETA, Reedley, CA, January 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1990, 21:20 local time
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Reedley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6194° N, 119.5091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6194&lon=-119.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8013K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8013K-1990-12-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 393 total, 153 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121000999A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FIND HELIPAD,DARK NIGHT IN FOG. DESCENDED. COLLIDED WITH 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 LAX90LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA076), Jan 22, 1990: Robinson R22B (N8013K), Parlier, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO THE KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND HIS INADVERTENT DESCENT TO THE GROUND. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FOG CONDITION AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT.

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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