# Accident 19910923043729A: Robsin R22BETA, Point Judith, RI, September 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1991, 21:00 local time
- Place: Point Judith, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3654° N, 71.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Judith, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3654&lon=-71.4867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950CW-1994-10-06) (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: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910923043729A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED NIGHT FLIGHT. BECAME MISSING. TAIL SECTION FOUND IN OCEAN. INDICATES LOST CONTROL. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

## 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 NYC91LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA254), Sep 24, 1991: Robinson R-22 (N950CW), Point Judith, RI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECOME DISORIENTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A DARK NIGHT, FLIGHT OVER WATER, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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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