# Accident 20080924852019A: Robsin R22BETA, Flagstaff, AZ, September 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1383° N, 111.6711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1383&lon=-111.6711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N926EL-2020-12-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080924852019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HERDING CATTLE, LANDED ON A MOUNTAIN TOP TO TALK TO A COWBOY.  CRASHED INTO TREES TRYING TO TAKEOFF.  AT 8000 FEET MSL, AIRCRAFT HAD 28 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES, RESULTING IN A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA08CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA208), Sep 24, 2008: Robinson R22 Beta II (N926EL), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff in a high density altitude high gross weight condition that exceeded the takeoff performance capability of the helicopter. The pilot's failure to maintain…

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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