# Accident 19870429021689A: Robsin R22, Willimantic, CT, April 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Willimantic, CT
- Airport: Windham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7440° N, 72.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDHAM (IJD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7440&lon=-72.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9070F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9070F-2017-05-23) (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 O320A2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,556 total, 2,504 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429021689A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATED LANDING. STUDENT ALLOWED ROTOR DECAY. CFI FAILED CORRECTION.

## 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 NYC87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA134), Apr 29, 1987: Robinson R-22 (N9070F), Ellington, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9070F (1)

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

- [Accident 19990623024119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990623024119A), Jun 23, 1999: Robsin R22 (N9070F), Hurricane, WV, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. No preliminary accident narrative available. (.4)a witness observed the helicopter at approximately 200 feet above ground level (AGL) and then descend to…

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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