# Accident 20080817843089A: Robsin R22BETA, Olalla, WA, August 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2008, 13:45 local time
- Place: Olalla, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4319° N, 122.5481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4319&lon=-122.5481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301MA-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080817843089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BREMERTON AIRPORT, WA (KPWT) ABOUT 1400 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO HIS RESIDENCE IN OLALLA, WA ON AUGUST 17,2008. PILOT CIRCLED HIS RESIDENCE ABOUT 4 TIMES WAITING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO APPEAR.  ON THE FOURTH CIRCLE, HE HEADED SOUTH OF HIS RESIDENCE AND CRASHED 1/2 MILE FROM HIS HOME DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

## 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 SEA08FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA185), Aug 17, 2008: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta II (N301MA), Olalla, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The complete loss of engine power due to the accumulation of ice in the carburetor as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.

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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