# Accident 19870316008009A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Scottsdale, AZ, March 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1987, 11:17 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2407° N, 111.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2407&lon=-111.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2256M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256M-1988-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 180 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870316008009A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES STUDENT MAY HAVE USED IMPROPER INPUTS. CFI TRIED TO RECOVER AND MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL BOOM. SPUN TO GROUND.

## 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 LAX87FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA147), Mar 16, 1987: Robinson R-22-A (N2256M), Scottsdale, AZ, 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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