# Incident 19860921081129I: Robsin R22ALPHA, Seattle, WA, September 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: King Co International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8379Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8379Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 68 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921081129I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING TO ANOTHER PARKING AREA MAIN ROTOR SEVERED A TELEPHONE CABLE. PILOT UNAWARE OF WIRE STRIKE.

## Other reports on N8379Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19870823083059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823083059A), Aug 23, 1987: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8379Z), Tukwila, WA, Substantial damage. Attempted to secure right door while hovering 3 ft AGL. Allowed aircraft to hit ground hard in tail low attitude.

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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