# Accident 19851018052769A: Robsin R22, Sterling, MA, October 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1985, 09:25 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4259° N, 71.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING (3B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4259&lon=-71.7929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9069G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9069G-2014-10-28) (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: 4,450 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018052769A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT STUDENT IN TIME TO PREVENT DRIFT DURING HOVER.  ROLLED ONTO SIDE AFTER SKID HIT TURF.

## 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 NYC86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA013), Oct 18, 1985: Robinson R22A (N9069G), Sterling, MA, 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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