19830108005909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Milford, CT · January 8, 1983

Date
January 8, 1983 · 14:00 local
Place
Milford, CT
Airport
Igor I. Sikorsky
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9017Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FA052
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total1,175 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Allowed rotor RPM to decay during descent to destination. Unable to recover. Landed in a street. Rotors hit a pole.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY DURING DESCENT TO DESTINATION. UNABLE TO RECOVER. LANDED IN A STREET. ROTORS HIT A POLE.

NTSB investigation

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