# Accident 19881129071559A: Robsin R22, Norwood, MA, November 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1988, 11:28 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9035U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9035U-2000-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 997 total, 941 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881129071559A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA041), Nov 29, 1988: Robinson R22 (N9035U), Sharon, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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