# Accident 19850919067519A: Robsin R22, Islip, NY, September 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8005° N, 73.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8005&lon=-73.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90716, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90716-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 1,070 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FHJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919067519A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MISAPPLIED CYCLIC, FROZE AT THE CONTROL WHEN INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO TAKE OVER. HIT TAIL ROTOR AND ROLLED 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 NYC85FHJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ06), Sep 19, 1985: Robinson R-22 (N90716), Ronkonkoma, NY, destroyed

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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