# Accident 19900907038659A: Robsin R22, Beatty, NV, September 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Beatty, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JMXA
- Location: 37.0903° N, 116.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0903&lon=-116.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85594, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85594-2003-07-22) (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 R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 555 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907038659A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN,LOST ROTOR RPM TRYING TO TURN AND DROPPED TO GROUND. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX90LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA317), Sep 7, 1990: Robinson R22A (N85594), Beatty, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN INADEQUATE CRUISE ALTITUDE AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, RISING TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N85594 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850714031329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714031329A), Jul 14, 1985: Robsin R22 (N85594), Piru, CA, Substantial damage. During autorotative approach student froze on controls with throttle locked. Rolled over in soft sand on impact.

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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