19881129071559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Norwood, MA · November 29, 1988

Date
November 29, 1988 · 11:28 local
Place
Norwood, MA
Airport
Norwood Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9035U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA041
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
997 total941 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel on a dual instruction flight. Autorotated into a cemetery. Low rotor speed resulted in hard impact

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A DUAL INSTRUCTION FLIGHT. AUTOROTATED INTO A CEMETERY. LOW ROTOR SPEED RESULTED IN HARD IMPACT

NTSB investigation

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