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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robsin R22 · Oklahoma City, OK · April 21, 1988

Date: April 21, 1988 · 16:00 local
Place: Oklahoma City, OK
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HGGA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84505
Reported as: Robsin R22
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total3,400 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N84505Registration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Robinson Helicopter R22S/N 0374 · Built 1983 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Maximum performance takeoff in gusty wind. Helicopter settled with power in parking lot. Rotors hit building.

As the FAA filed it

MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF IN GUSTY WIND. HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER IN PARKING LOT. ROTORS HIT BUILDING.