# Accident 19950122000649A: Robsin R22BETA, Placitas, NM, January 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1995, 10:45 local time
- Place: Placitas, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3208° N, 106.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3208&lon=-106.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269ME (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950122000649A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBING AT 150 FEET AGL BELOW RIDGE LINES. ENTERED DOWNDRAFT. SETTLED INTO TREES. TOO LOW FOR MOUNTAIN TERRAIN.

## 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 FTW95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA098), Jan 22, 1995: Robinson R22 Beta (N269ME), Placitas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OPERATED BEYOND THE CLIMB CAPABILITY OF THE HELICOPTER, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE AND TERRAIN CLEARANCE OVER MOUNTAINOUS RISING TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS TURBULENCE.

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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