# Incident 19871118074549I: Robsin R22, Georgetown, DE, November 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6895° N, 75.3872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6895&lon=-75.3872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8416J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8416J) (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 O320A2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 420 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871118074549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE IN DESCENT AUTOROTATING TO A LANDING NEAR A HIGHWAY. FOUND NUMBER 4 CYLINDER PUSHROD HOUSING BROKEN.

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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