# Accident 19800317006499A: Robsin R22, Rocky Hill, CT, March 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rocky Hill, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7493° N, 72.6898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Hill, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7493&lon=-72.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9017Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,540 total, 72 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800317006499A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MISHANDLED CYCLIC IN HOVER NEAR GROUND. SKID DUG INTO SOFT GROUND. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC80FNE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE11), Mar 17, 1980: Robinson R-22 (N9017Z), Rocky Hill, CT, substantial damage

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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