# Accident 19860807037889A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Minneapolis, MN, August 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1986, 18:10 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8596° N, 93.4308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8596&lon=-93.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8556M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 839 total, 558 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860807037889A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER TAILROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND. STUDENT INADVERTENTLY INTERFERED WITH CYCLIC CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA189), Aug 7, 1986: Robinson R22A (N8556M), Eden Prairie, MN, 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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