# Accident 20160422003879A: Helicycle/Morriesey R R RM-1, Watkins, CO, April 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2016, 16:20 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7842° N, 104.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7842&lon=-104.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N867TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N867TV-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helicycle/Morrisey R R RM-1 (registry code 05620U7, https://openairdocs.org/model/helicycle-morrisey-r-r-rm-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELICYCLE/MORRIESEY R R RM-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 8 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160422003879A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT TO RUNWAY 17, AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT AND BEGAN TO SPIN.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SPIN AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 GAA16CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA201), Apr 22, 2016: Helicycle/Morrisey RR RM-1 (N867TV), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter yaw while operating in conditions conducive to loss of tail rotor effectiveness, resulting in an uncommanded rapid right yaw and ground…

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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