# Accident 19841012074679A: Robsin R22, Hueytown, AL, October 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1984, 23:00 local time
- Place: Hueytown, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3693° N, 86.9596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3693&lon=-86.9596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90218, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90218-1989-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 220 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841012074679A

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPT TO ABORT LANDING PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR SPEED. SETTLED INTO WATER.

## 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 ATL85LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA010), Oct 13, 1984: Robinson R22 (N90218), Hueytown, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N90218 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821123061599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821123061599A), Nov 23, 1982: Robsin R22 (N90218), Alabaster, AL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Too long to autorotate. Skids dug in landing. Chopper nosed up. Poor engine maintenance.

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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