# Accident 19930118000539A: Robsin R22BETA, Watsonville, CA, January 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1993, 12:39 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9501° N, 121.7206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9501&lon=-121.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2304P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2304P-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930118000539A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW AND FOLLOWING RIVER STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED. WAS LOOKING FOR A MISSING PERSON BELEIVED IN 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 LAX93LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA092), Jan 18, 1993: Robinson R-22 Beta (N2304P), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S POOR VISUAL LOOK-OUT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION.

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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