# Accident 19840531020239A: Robsin R22, Andrews, TX, May 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1984, 10:27 local time
- Place: Andrews, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3206° N, 102.5408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3206&lon=-102.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9075Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9075Y-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,544 total, 133 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840531020239A

## Narrative

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

BOARDING PASSENGER WALKED INTO ROTATING TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 FTW84LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA259), May 31, 1984: Robinson R22 (N9075Y), Andrews, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9075Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850613024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850613024789A), Jun 13, 1985: Robsin R22 (N9075Y), Dallas, TX, Destroyed. Hard touchdown during practice autorotation followed by rollover as skid dug in.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.