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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 BETA · Escondido, CA · November 4, 2001

Date: November 4, 2001 · 18:00 local
Place: Escondido, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7197Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02FA020
Reported as: Robsin R22BETA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N7197YRegistration cancelled May 7, 2002 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3247 · Built 2001 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilots decision to conduct a flight at approximately forty five minutes after sunset, to an unlit landing pad, on top of a hill and in the middle of an avocado grove.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOTS DECISION TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY FORTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER SUNSET, TO AN UNLIT LANDING PAD, ON TOP OF A HILL AND IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AVOCADO GROVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02FA020Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportEscondido, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstacles while approaching to land at his private helipad. Factors in the accident were night conditions, inadequate illumination of the landing pad, and a likely low visibility condition due to fog.Nov 5, 2001 · Destroyed