# Accident 19850508017039A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Mcalester, OK, May 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mcalester, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9261° N, 95.7736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAlester, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9261&lon=-95.7736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8556C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556C-2011-01-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,866 total, 341 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FPJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508017039A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ROUNDING UP CATTLE,ONE CHARGED AIRCRAFT STRIKING TAIL ROTOR. AIRCRAFT DITCHED NOSE DOWN AND ROTORS HIT GROUND

## 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 FTW85FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FPJ02), May 8, 1985: Robinson R-22A (N8556C), Mcalester, OK, substantial damage

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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