# Fatal NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA02FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA085.md): Robinson R-22 Mariner · Merlin, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2002 · N2322Y · Substantial damage
  > Clearance from a cable running perpendicular to a river was not maintained during low level cruise flight. A cable was a factor.
- [NTSB ANC96FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA081.md): Robinson R-22 Mariner · Mekoryuk, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1996 · N113CF · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination found in the fuel supply and helicopter fuel system. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inadequate filtration (servicing of the helicopter) of the fuel supply, and the pilot's inadequate performance of…
- [NTSB ATL92FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA085.md): Robinson R-22 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1992 · N2589X · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather (wind condition), and the inflight decision to hover with gusting tailwinds, which resulted in a complete loss of tail rotor control. A factor was gusting tailwinds.
- [NTSB NYC87FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA160.md): Robinson R22 Mariner · So. Windsor, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1987 · N2287L · Destroyed
  > A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7640115'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7640115

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