# Accident 19861007048399A: Robsin R22BETA, Dolan Springs, AZ, October 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Dolan Springs, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KBMA
- Location: 35.6395° N, 114.3107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6395&lon=-114.3107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2270C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2270C-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,385 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861007048399A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STRUCK A RIDGE. SUSPECT TURBULENCE. AIRCRAFT NOT ON 135 CERTIFICATE.

## 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 LAX87LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA012), Oct 7, 1986: Robinson R-22 (N2270C), Dolan Springs, AZ, 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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