# Accident 20081016853269A: Robsin R22BETA, Dryden, NY, October 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2008, 13:41 local time
- Place: Dryden, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4183° N, 76.3878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4183&lon=-76.3878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N943MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943MH-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081016853269A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/16/08 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715Z A ROBINSON HELICOPTER R-22-B. N9434MH, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED NORWICH, NY (IOC), ON ROUTE TO ZANESVILLE, OHIO (ZZV), DURING MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1740Z THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EAST SLOPE OF A 1600 FOOT HILL NEAR SODOM ROAD IN ITHACA, NY AT APPROXIMATELY THE 1540 FOOT LEVEL.  EVIDENCE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION AND ATTITUDE WHEN IMPACTING THE TREES ON A STEEP HILLSIDE.

## 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 ERA09FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA022), Oct 16, 2008: Robinson R22 (N943MH), Dryden, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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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