# Incident 19870426013659I: Robsin R22BETA, Manassas, VA, April 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal/Happy P Davis Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2486N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426013659I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVERCONTROLLED WHILE HOVERING.  SKID STRUCK THE GROUND, HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.  CFI UNABLE TO RECOVER.

## 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 BFO87LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA032), Apr 26, 1987: Robinson R-22B (N2486N), Manassas, VA, 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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