# Accident 19920913036639A: Robsin R22BETA, Colfax, CA, September 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Colfax, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0904° N, 120.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0904&lon=-120.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N649MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N649MB-1994-10-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913036639A

## Narrative

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

FLYING 150FT OFF CANYON FLOOR, STRUCK A CABLE AND CRASHED INTO 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 LAX92LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA384), Sep 13, 1992: Robinson R-22 Beta (N649MB), Colfax, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO FLY AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT. THE CABLE (STATIC WIRE) CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N649MB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900528017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017639A), May 28, 1990: Robsin R22BETA (N649MB), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. During power recovery from autorotation engine had quit from carburetor ice.

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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