# Accident 20070709015919A: Robsin R22BETA, Albuquerque, NM, July 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2007, 10:09 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1450° N, 106.7950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1450&lon=-106.7950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74536, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74536-2017-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 37 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070709015919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 9, 2007 AT 1009 MDT, A ROBINSON R-22-BETAN (N74536) REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PARKING LOT FOLLOWING A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL STUDENT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT DEPARTED DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (AEG) APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES EARLIER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 DEN07CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA115), Jul 9, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta (N74536), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an encounter with the loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing factors were the high density altitude and the power lines.

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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