# Accident 19870729040129A: Robsin R22, Minnetonka, MN, July 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Minnetonka, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9294° N, 93.4593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9294&lon=-93.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8383F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8383F-2013-06-07) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 121 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729040129A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A FLAT SPOT ON TOP A HILL. TAIL ROTOR HIT THE GROUND. TAIL BOOM BROKE OFF. HARD LANDING.

## 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 CHI87LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA178), Jul 29, 1987: Robinson 22 (N8383F), Minnetonka, MN, 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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