# Accident 19910331007869A: Robsin R22BETA, Seattle, WA, March 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1991, 15:02 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GJOA
- Location: 47.5395° N, 122.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5395&lon=-122.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2631V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2631V-1992-10-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,743 total, 7,661 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910331007869A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED INTO A WAREHOUSE NEAR AIRPORT. BELEIVE TREE STUMP ROOTS IN COCKPIT INTERFERED WITH CYLIC.

## 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 SEA91FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA075), Mar 31, 1991: Robinson R-22 Beta (N2631V), Seattle, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT BY THE PILOT DUE TO HIS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION IN FAILING TO SECURE CARGO WHICH SHIFTED IN FLIGHT AND INTERFERED WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL STICK.

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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