# Incident 19880618044419I: Robsin R22, W Boylston, MA, June 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1988, 10:50 local time
- Place: W Boylston, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3668° N, 71.7856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Boylston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3668&lon=-71.7856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9045Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9045Z-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880618044419I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT CIRCLING LOW OVER RESERVOIR. TAIL ROTOR HIT WATER AND AIRCRAFT SANK.

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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