# Accident 19870502016699A: Robsin R22BETA, Valatie, NY, May 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Valatie, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4101° N, 73.6693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4101&lon=-73.6693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2442A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442A-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,298 total, 88 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870502016699A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A UTILITY LINE ON TAKEOFF LINE WAS HIDDEN IN TREES. HELICOPTER SETTLED TO THE 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 NYC87LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA139), May 2, 1987: Robinson R-22B (N2442A), Valatie, NY, 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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