# Accident 19910512015209A: Robsin R22MARINER, Groveland, MA, May 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1991, 18:10 local time
- Place: Groveland, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7604° N, 71.0314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7604&lon=-71.0314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2603H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22MARINER
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,406 total, 227 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512015209A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING FOR WATER LANDING GOT A DOWNDRAFT. FLOAT HIT A WAVE. HELICOPTER FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 NYC91LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA132), May 12, 1991: Robinson R22 (N2603H), Groveland, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WINDS.

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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