# Incident 19880530028839I: Robsin R22, Berkley Springs, WV, May 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1988, 10:15 local time
- Place: Berkley Springs, WV
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6270° N, 78.2272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berkeley Springs, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6270&lon=-78.2272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9076K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9076K-1994-12-23) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530028839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND SUCCESSFULLY AUTOROTATED INTO A FIELD. SUSPECT ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N9076K (1)

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

- [Accident 19890224002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890224002689A), Feb 24, 1989: Robsin R22 (N9076K), Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. Student made running takeoff on taxiway. Skid hit spike sticking up in taxiway. Lost control. CFI unable to recover

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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