# Accident 19870805043059A: Robsin R22, Burrville, RI, August 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1987, 16:46 local time
- Place: Burrville, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2285Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285Z-2000-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805043059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE AT 200 FT. AUTOROTATION INTO WATER. AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. CAUSE INDICATES FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC87LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA222), Aug 5, 1987: Robinson R22 (N2285Z), Burrville, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2285Z (3)

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

- [Accident 19991025033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025033699A), Oct 25, 1999: Robsin R22MARINER (N2285Z), West Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) On 10-26-99 at about 1720 EDT, a Robinson R22, N2285Z, registered to vally aviation inc. and operated by volar helicopters inc., landed hard and flipped…
- [Incident 19870714075369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870714075369I), Jul 14, 1987: Robsin R22 (N2285Z), Modena, PA. Landed safely in a parking lot to avoid sudden thunderstorm development.
- [Incident 19860729065979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860729065979I), Jul 29, 1986: Robsin R22MARINER (N2285Z), Derry, NH, Minor damage. Float equipped aircrafts tail rotor struck water after solo student misjudged altitude.

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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