# Accident 19850707033259A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Summit Lake, AK, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 01:30 local time
- Place: Summit Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8530J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8530J-1988-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707033259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MOMENTARILY DISORIENTED AFTER LOOKING IN COCKPIT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND. STRUCK THE WATER AND NOSED OVER

## 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 ANC85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA121), Jul 7, 1985: Robinson R-22A (N8530J), Summit Lake, AK, 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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