# Incident 19880814046859I: Robsin R22ALPHA, Nyack, NY, August 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Nyack, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0930° N, 73.9152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nyack, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0930&lon=-73.9152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8541E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8541E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814046859I

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATED TO FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO LOSS OF RPM. OIL LINE CHAFED, SPRAYED OIL INTO CARBURETOR AIR HOSE.

## Other reports on N8541E (1)

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

- [Incident 19930527023279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527023279I), May 27, 1993: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8541E), Clifton, NJ. Complaint received from police of low flying helicopter over golf tournament. Pilot hired to take photos

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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