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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22ALPHA · Grand Rapids, MI · December 20, 1985

Date
December 20, 1985 · 08:40 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8488H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86FEM03
Reported as
Robsin R22ALPHA
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,180 total480 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Passenger walked into tail rotor during attempt to board aircraft with idling rotors. Passenger had been briefed.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR DURING ATTEMPT TO BOARD AIRCRAFT WITH IDLING ROTORS. PASSENGER HAD BEEN BRIEFED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.