# Accident 20030825022779A: Robsin R22BETA, Encinitas, CA, August 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2003, 10:10 local time
- Place: Encinitas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8156° N, 117.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-117.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8049V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8049V-2004-02-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030825022779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 25, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 LOCAL PACIFIC TIME A ROBINSON 22, N8049V, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MONTGOMERY (MYF) TO LONG BEACH (LGB) AIRPORT, ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN. IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A VISUAL FLIGHT (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND OPENED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTOYED AND THE STUDENT WAS FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX03FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA282), Aug 25, 2003: Robinson R-22 Beta (N8049V), Encinitas, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's spatial disorientation and inadvertent descent into the ocean while maneuvering to avoid inclement weather. Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision due to…

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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