# Accident 20050920025879A: Robsin R22BETA, Jean, NV, September 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6494° N, 115.8297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6494&lon=-115.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050920025879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TORRANCE, CA (TOA) AT APPROX 1345 PDT ENROUTE TO NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV (VGT) ON A DELIVERY FLIGHT. ABOUT 1600 PDT, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROX 27 MILES NORTHEAST OF BAKER, CA AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3200 FEET. AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE REMAINED INTACT WITH NO FIRE. ONE ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED FROM HUB AT THE MAST, BUT WITHIN 20 FEET OF HELICOPTER. SKIDS SEPARATED FROM AIRFRAME AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 50 FEET DOWNHILL FROM HELICOPTER. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE IMPACT WAS AT A LOW SPEED WITH THE HELICOPTER REMAINING BASICALLY INTACT. IMPACT EVIDENCE ON FUSELAGE INDICATES MAJORITY OF DAMAGE FROM VERTICAL DROP. PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURY. WITNESS REPORTS INDICATED AREA NORTHEAST OF BAKER OBSERVED WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND LOW CEILING ALONG FLIGHT ROUTE OF THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 LAX05FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA311), Sep 20, 2005: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N957SH), Baker, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions that resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration of mountainous terrain by rain…

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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