# Accident 19981206041039A: Robsin R22BETA, Carnation, WA, December 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Carnation, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6394° N, 121.8905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6394&lon=-121.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2304W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2304W) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 114 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981206041039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE MAKING A LOW APPROACH TO A RURAL PROPERTY, PILOT HIT A TELEPHONE WIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 50' AGL. THE HELICOPTER BEGAIN VIBRATING AND PILOT LANDED HARD IN TWO FEET OF WATER. NO INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA019), Dec 6, 1998: Robinson R-22B (N2304W), Carnation, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a wire. Related factors were the pilot's performance of a low pass, a transmission wire, and difficulty encountered by the pilot in detecting the wire…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.