# Accident 19910415010619A: Robsin R22BETA, Piru, CA, April 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1991, 10:35 local time
- Place: Piru, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4305° N, 118.7493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4305&lon=-118.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4030A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4030A-1994-11-28) (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: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415010619A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT SAW FIXED WING AIRCRAFT ON COLLISION COURSE. DIVED TO MISS IT AND STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX91LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA179), Apr 15, 1991: Robinson R-22B (N4030A), Piru, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOT FAILING TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT, AND 2) INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH UNMARKED TRANSMISSION WIRES.

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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