# Accident 19920905035369A: Robsin R22BETA, Alpine, TX, September 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3836° N, 103.7833° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3836&lon=-103.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4073S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4073S-1993-02-10) (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: 608 total, 36 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920905035369A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTORS.

## 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 FTW92FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA224), Sep 5, 1992: Robinson R22 (N4073S), Alpine, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot-in-command, for unknown reasons, to maintain sufficient altitude to clear surrounding terrain. Factors were mountainous terrain and high density altitude.

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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