# Accident 20120219004931A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Rio Vista, CA, February 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2012, 18:44 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0353° N, 121.7553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0353&lon=-121.7553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7508Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7508Y-2012-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 71 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120219004931A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 19, 2012, AT 1844PST, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, N7508Y, AND A BEECHCRAFT BE33, N433JC, COLLIDED APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH OF RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA.  THE R22 WAS ENROUTE FROM HAYWARD AIRPORT (HWD) TO SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (SAC) AND WAS TALKING TO TRAVIS AFB APPROACH.  THE BE33 HAD DEPARTED THE BYRON AIRPORT (C83) AND WAS NORTH BOUND ALONG THE DELTA WITH INTENTIONS TO RETURN TO BYRON FOR SEVERAL NIGHT LANDINGS.  TRAVIS CALLED OUT THE UNIDENTIFIED VFR TRAFFIC THREE TIMES AND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE R22, BUT NOT IN SIGHT.  AFTER THE COLLISION THE BE33 WAS ABLE TO RETURN AND LAND 20 FEET SHORT OF THE BYRON AIRPORT RUNWAY 30.  THE R22 PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH OF RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES TO THE 2 OCCUPANTS IN THE BE33, AND NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE R22.

## 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 WPR12LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA109), Feb 20, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7508Y), Antioch, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other during cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of air traffic control personnel to…

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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