# Accident 20041215032149A: Robsin R22, Provo, UT, December 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2004, 08:40 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1483° N, 111.6417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1483&lon=-111.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333UH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333UH-2005-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 860 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041215032149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 15, 2004, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER, R-22 (N333UH), WAS ON A VFR TRAINING FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER ON UTAH LAKE.

## 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 DEN05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA036), Dec 15, 2004: Robinson R22 (N333UH), Provo, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from the water. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inability to detect a descent because of the obscuration between 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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