# Accident 19910927043719A: Robsin R22BETA, Rio Vista, CA, September 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HIAV
- Location: 38.1796° N, 121.7291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1796&lon=-121.7291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8069Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8069Q-1992-04-16) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927043719A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO PICKED UP TO A HOVER BUT FAILED TO ZERO CONTROLS. SPUN TWICE. SKID HIT GROUND. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX91LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA411), Sep 27, 1991: Robinson R-22B (N8069Q), Rio Vista, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT 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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