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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Summit Township, PA · July 29, 1981

Date
July 29, 1981 · 10:00 local
Place
Summit Township, PA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9079M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FA076
Reported as
Robsin R22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,667 total470 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drifted into parked auto on takeoff hover. Dual controls blocked by camera equipment in lap of cameraman.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED INTO PARKED AUTO ON TAKEOFF HOVER. DUAL CONTROLS BLOCKED BY CAMERA EQUIPMENT IN LAP OF CAMERAMAN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.