# Accident 19900520016849A: Robsin R22MARINER, Stevensville, MD, May 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9895° N, 76.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9895&lon=-76.3001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4003K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4003K-1993-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER (registry code 7640115, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-mariner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22MARINER
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,010 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520016849A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WATER TO DEMOSTRATE PONTOON USE TO NEW OWNER. BOAT WAKE HIT AND HELICOPTER NOSED OVER . WATER WAS CALM.

## 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 BFO90LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA047), May 20, 1990: Robinson R-22M (N4003K), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHILE TAXIING ON TURBULENT WATER.

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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