# Accident 20020923031709A: Robsin R22BETA, Silverado, CA, September 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Silverado, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7482° N, 117.6285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverado, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7482&lon=-117.6285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2331X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2331X) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020923031709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 ABOUT 1000 LOCAL TIME A ROBINSON R22B, N2331X WHILE ON APPROACH TO A RAISED HELIPAD IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED LOW ROTOR RPM WITH NO ADDITIONAL POWER AVAILABLE. THE PILOT THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE TERRAIN AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE NTSB THAT SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT NEAR MAX GROSS WEIGHT AND THE NTSB INVESTIGATORS, FROM PILOT REPORTED DATA COMPUTED THE DA TO BE GREATER THEN 6,000 FT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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