# Accident 19920306005269A: Robsin R22BETA, Oxbow, ID, March 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1992, 16:15 local time
- Place: Oxbow, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9899° N, 116.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9899&lon=-116.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2645W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2645W-1992-08-20) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920306005269A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR HIT A CABLE WHILE FLYING OVER RIVER. FELL INTO WATER OF SNAKE RIVER.

## 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 SEA92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA055), Mar 7, 1992: Robinson R-22 Beta (N2645W), Oxbow, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN OPERATING AT LOW ALTITUDE ALONG THE RIVER.

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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