# Incident 19960625019409I: Robsin R22BETA, Canton, IL, June 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Canton, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5636° N, 90.0366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5636&lon=-90.0366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93MK-1997-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,329 total, 1,905 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/19960625019409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE HERDING A FLOCK OF SWIMMING GEESE, THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED REARWARD FLIGHT, STRIKING THE TAIL ROTOR ON THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE. LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ENSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO SETTLE INTO THE LAKE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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