# Accident 19870823083059A: Robsin R22ALPHA, Tukwila, WA, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tukwila, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4763° N, 122.2757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tukwila, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4763&lon=-122.2757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8379Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8379Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 84 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823083059A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO SECURE RIGHT DOOR WHILE HOVERING 3 FT AGL. ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO HIT GROUND HARD IN TAIL LOW ATTITUDE.

## 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 SEA87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA175), Aug 23, 1987: Robinson R-22 (N8379Z), Tukwila, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8379Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19860921081129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921081129I), Sep 21, 1986: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8379Z), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. While taxiing to another parking area main rotor severed a telephone cable. Pilot unaware of wire strike.

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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