# Accident 19881112050289A: Robsin R22BETA, Port Gamble, WA, November 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1988, 08:45 local time
- Place: Port Gamble, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8502° N, 122.5894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8502&lon=-122.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2460P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2460P-1991-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 70 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112050289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COUGHED MADE AN AUTOROTATION INTO A CLEARED LOGGING AREA. SKID HIT STUMP. HELICOPTER 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 SEA89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA018), Nov 12, 1988: Robinson R-22 (N2460P), Port Gamble, WA, 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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