# Incident 19810105007759I: Robsin R22, Wabash, IN, January 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Wabash, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8028° N, 85.8292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabash, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8028&lon=-85.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9025Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810105007759I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR AND VERTICAL FIN STRUCK THE GROUND AS STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A HOVER

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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