# Accident 19880805031069A: Robsin R22, Ashburnham, MA, August 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1988, 17:15 local time
- Place: Ashburnham, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6362° N, 71.9079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashburnham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6362&lon=-71.9079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90789, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90789-2013-05-17) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 703 total, 295 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805031069A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE ON PRACTICE PINNACLE APPROACH TO A HILL TOP. STRUCK GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC88LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA210), Aug 5, 1988: Robinson R22 (N90789), Ashburnham, MA, substantial damage

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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