# Incident 19930527023279I: Robsin R22ALPHA, Clifton, NJ, May 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Clifton, NJ
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8621° N, 74.1604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8621&lon=-74.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8541E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8541E) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930527023279I

## Narrative

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

COMPLAINT RECEIVED FROM POLICE OF LOW FLYING HELICOPTER OVER GOLF TOURNAMENT. PILOT HIRED TO TAKE PHOTOS

## Other reports on N8541E (1)

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

- [Incident 19880814046859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814046859I), Aug 14, 1988: Robsin R22ALPHA (N8541E), Nyack, NY. Autorotated to forced landing on highway due to loss of RPM. Oil line chafed, sprayed oil into carburetor air hose.

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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