# Accident 19920717025909A: Robsin R22, Fresno, CA, July 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUES
- Location: 36.8608° N, 119.7590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8608&lon=-119.7590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83556, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83556-1993-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,460 total, 1,260 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717025909A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE APPROACHES TO CONFINED AREA. THEN ELECTED TO DEPART AREA THRU GAP IN TREES. STRUCK UNSEEN WIRES. 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 LAX92LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA301), Jul 17, 1992: Robinson R-22 (N83556), Fresno, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE CFI'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO PROCEED OVER THE TREES INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED RIGHT CIRCLING TURNS AND BOTH PILOTS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE…

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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