# Accident 19841225068339A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Huntsville, AL, December 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1984, 14:21 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5696° N, 86.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5696&lon=-86.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8475K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8475K-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841225068339A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE HIT LEFT SIDE OF COCKPIT  AND LEFT CYCLIC STICK. CYCLIC HAD TO BE FULL LEFT TO BE IN PATH OF 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 ATL85FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA067), Dec 25, 1984: Robinson R-22 Alpha (N8475K), Huntsville, AL, 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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