# Accident 19900809031869A: Robsin R22BETA, Ellensburg, WA, August 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9697° N, 120.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9697&lon=-120.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9072N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072N-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 85 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031869A

## Narrative

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

LOW PASS OVER CORNFIELD PULLED UP MAKING STEEP TURN LOST ALTITUDE IN TURN LEVELED TOO LATE HIT GROUND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA90LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA157), Aug 9, 1990: Robinson R22 (N9072N), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY LEVEL OFF THE HELICOPTER AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N9072N (1)

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

- [Accident 19811105071769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071769A), Nov 5, 1981: Robsin R22 (N9072N), Rosalia, OR, Substantial damage. Crashed while approaching to land on a hilltop. This was sales demonstration flight.

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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