# Accident 19960607013089A: Robsin R22BETA, Santa Clarita, CA, June 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: Santa Clarita, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3917° N, 118.5426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Clarita, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3917&lon=-118.5426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40009, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40009-2013-09-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 668 total, 173 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013089A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE PINNACLE LANDING LEE SIDE OFF RIDGE. CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT. UNDERSHOT. ROTORS HIT RIDGE. ROLLED DOWN HILL.

## 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 LAX96LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA224), Jun 7, 1996: Robinson R22 Beta (N40009), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to abandon the pinnacle approach after encountering an excessive rate of descent.

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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