# Accident 19870801040469A: Robsin R22, West Boylston, MA, August 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1987, 20:20 local time
- Place: West Boylston, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3668° N, 71.7856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Boylston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3668&lon=-71.7856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9078Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078Z-1994-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801040469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED RESPONSE ON A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. LANDED ON A SLOPE TRYING FOR A BEACH AND ROLLED OVER. CARB ICING

## 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 NYC87LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA217), Aug 2, 1987: Robinson R22 (N9078Z), Sterling, MA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9078Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19830823047269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830823047269A), Aug 23, 1983: Robsin R22 (N9078Z), Nashua, NH, Substantial damage. During liftoff on supervised solo helicopter nose swung rapidly and right skid struck ground.

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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