# Accident 19950521012269A: Robsin R22BETA, Redding, CA, May 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1995, 14:20 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5994° N, 122.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5994&lon=-122.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8363Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8363Q-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (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 O360B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 137 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012269A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER FOR BETTER LANDING SITE WIND GUST DRIFTED HELICOPTER. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK TREES.

## 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 LAX95LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA191), May 21, 1995: Robinson R-22 (N8363Q), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the flight controls. The downward-sloping terrain and the intermittent gusty wind conditions were factors in this accident.

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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