# Incident 19910501031739I: Robsin R22ALPHA, Davis, CA, May 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1991, 07:00 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VVYG
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8518W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8518W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910501031739I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT A SET OF POWERLINES DURING AN AGRICULTURAL PASS OVER A FIELD.

## Other reports on N8518W (1)

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

- [Accident 19840711034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840711034499A), Jul 11, 1984: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8518W), Henderson, TX, Substantial damage. Student caused a dynamic roll over by applying left cyclic while hellicopter was light on skids. Froze on controls.

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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