# Accident 19950411007199A: Robsin R22BETA, Lakeport, CA, April 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1995, 10:48 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Airport: Lampson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OSKV
- Location: 39.0403° N, 122.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0403&lon=-122.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4015Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4015Y-2008-07-01) (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 O290C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950411007199A

## Narrative

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

ON DOWNWIND LOW ROTOR RPM. AUTOROTATED. LANDED OFF FIELD. SKIDS DUG IN. ROLLED. NO DEFECTS. KNOWN FALSE ROTOR HORN.

## 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 LAX95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA158), Apr 11, 1995: Robinson R-22B (N4015Y), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student's misjudged landing flare and his failure to verify the validity of the low rotor warning. Factors in the accident were the company management's continued use of the helicopter in flight…

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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