# Accident 19810831053499A: Robsin R22, Granby, CT, August 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Granby, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9540° N, 72.7887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granby, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9540&lon=-72.7887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9056D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831053499A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED BECAUSE OF IN FLIGHT SEPERATION OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

## 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 NYC81FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA079), Aug 31, 1981: Robinson R-22 (N9056D), Granby, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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