# Accident 19940806020569A: Robsin R22BETA, Agua Dulce, CA, August 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1994, 12:57 local time
- Place: Agua Dulce, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4295° N, 118.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4295&lon=-118.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701SH-1995-01-28) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 101 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940806020569A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO LANDING ZONE BEGAN SETTLING WITH POWER TRIED TO RECOVER BY HOVERING. UNABLE DUE DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX94LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA307), Aug 6, 1994: Robinson R-22B (N701SH), Agua Dulce, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's poorly planned approach and improper remedial action. Factors relating to this accident were the high density altitude and prevailing tailwind.

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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