# Incident 19910810040889I: Robsin R22ALPHA, Danbury, CT, August 10, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1991, 18:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97CP-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA (registry code 7640104, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-alpha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22ALPHA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810040889I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LIFTED HELICOPTER TO PRACTICE HOVERING. LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND.

## Other reports on N97CP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850525030029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850525030029I), May 25, 1985: Robsin R22ALPHA (N97CP), Florence, SC, Minor damage. Pilot said engine lost power during hover. Hard landing. No engine defects found.

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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