# Accident 19900528017639A: Robsin R22BETA, Sacramento, CA, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6897° N, 121.6006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6897&lon=-121.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N649MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N649MB-1994-10-05) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 841 total, 841 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017639A

## Narrative

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

DURING POWER RECOVERY FROM AUTOROTATION ENGINE HAD QUIT FROM CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 LAX90LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA199), May 29, 1990: Robinson R-22B (N649MB), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER'S CHECKLIST BY NEGLECTING TO APPLY FULL CARBURETOR HEAT AT LOW POWER SETTINGS.

## Other reports on N649MB (1)

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

- [Accident 19920913036639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913036639A), Sep 13, 1992: Robsin R22BETA (N649MB), Colfax, CA, Substantial damage. Flying 150FT off canyon floor, struck a cable and crashed into river.

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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