# Accident 19860208007069A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Mcalester, OK, February 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mcalester, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9261° N, 95.7736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAlester, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9261&lon=-95.7736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8557K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8557K-1991-04-18) (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: 2,360 total, 860 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860208007069A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SLOWLY PARALLELING A FENCE, MADE A TURN TO AVOID A TREE. TAIL ROTOR HIT FENCE, HELICOPTER SPUN, HIT GROUND.

## 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 FTW86LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA044), Feb 8, 1986: Robinson R-22 (N8557K), Mcalester, OK, 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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