# Accident 19860322007329A: Robsin R22, Memphis, TN, March 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9069S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9069S-1990-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,370 total, 229 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322007329A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT ALLOWED MAST BUMPING DURING FLIGHT MANEUVERS CAUSING OVER TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAIN ROTOR FAILURE.

## 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 ATL86FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA097), Mar 22, 1986: Robinson R-22 (N9069S), Memphis, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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