# Accident 19850824045229A: Robsin R22, Islip, NY, August 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1985, 08:58 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7991° N, 73.1199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7991&lon=-73.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90773, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90773-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 382 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824045229A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED OVER DURING LIFTOFF AFTER STUDENT APPLIED HARD LEFT CYCLIC. CFI ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT ROLLOVER IN PROCESS

## 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 NYC85LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA221), Aug 24, 1985: Robinson R22 (N90773), Ronkonkoma, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90773 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821211064529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211064529A), Dec 11, 1982: Robsin R22 (N90773), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on practice autorotation landing. Helicopter ran into a fence on forced landing. Ideal for carb icing.

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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