# Accident 19860222004889A: Robsin R22, Greenville, TN, February 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0708° N, 82.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0708&lon=-82.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90459 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 274 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222004889A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT TAKEOFF INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. HIT TREES 2000 FEET FROM RUNWAY. SEDATIVES FOUND IN PILOTS SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL86FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA081), Feb 23, 1986: Robinson R22 (N90459), Greenville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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