# Accident 19860909086589A: Robsin R22, Sterling, MA, September 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4376° N, 71.7606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4376&lon=-71.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9033B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9033B-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 2 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860909086589A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED GUSTING WINDS AND A LOSS OF ROTOR RPM DURING A SOLO FLIGHT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

## 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 NYC86LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA233), Sep 9, 1986: Robinson R22 (N9033B), Sterling, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9033B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820421010479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820421010479A), Apr 21, 1982: Robsin R22 (N9033B), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Accident occurred because pilots and lineman failed to remove ground wire after refueling.

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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