# Accident 20020907038569A: Robsin R22BETA, Jamestown, KY, September 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2002, 11:35 local time
- Place: Jamestown, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9031° N, 85.0242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9031&lon=-85.0242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707RG-2006-05-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020907038569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DESCENDING FROM 100 FEET TO APPROACH A BOAT FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, LOW RPM HORN SOUNDED, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL ON THROTTLE UNSUCCESSFULLY AND WENT INTO THE WATER.

## 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 NYC02LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA186), Sep 7, 2002: Robinson R-22B (N707RG), Jamestown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate, which resulted in low rotor rpm and a collision with water.

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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