# Accident 20011104034319A: Robsin R22BETA, Escondido, CA, November 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Escondido, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1853° N, 117.1269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1853&lon=-117.1269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7197Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197Y-2002-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011104034319A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX02FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA020), Nov 5, 2001: Robinson R-22 Beta (N7197Y), Escondido, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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