# Accident 19940510010509A: Robsin R22BETA, Hacienda Height, CA, May 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1994, 21:42 local time
- Place: Hacienda Height, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0006° N, 117.9690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0006&lon=-117.9690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8047Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8047Y-2013-05-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 66 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940510010509A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE AT NIGHT FOLLOWING HIGHWAY. STRUCK 180 FOOT AGL STATIC CABLE. EXPLODED CRASHED BURNED.GROUND PERSON INJURY

## 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 LAX94FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA214), May 11, 1994: Robinson R-22 (N8047Y), Hacienda Height, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an en route cruise altitude which provided insufficient obstruction clearance, and his inadequate visual lookout. Factors in the night time accident were the reduced…

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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