# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22, NY

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 NYC02LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA086.md): Robinson R-22 · Islip, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2002 · N8414H · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructors failure to maintain aircraft control during a wind gust. A factor in the accident was a sudden gust of wind.
- [NTSB NYC01LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA087.md): Robinson R-22 · Islip, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 2001 · N9077F · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action, which resulted in a roll-over. Factors in this accident were the crosswind condition and soft landing area.
- [NTSB NYC99LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA090.md): Robinson R-22 · Port Jefferson, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1999 · N151RM · Substantial damage
  > the lack of supervision by the flight instructor which resulted in a low rotor condition and subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB IAD97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA037.md): Robinson R22 HP · Islip, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1996 · N8414H · Substantial damage
  > The students pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.
- [NTSB NYC90LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA197.md): Robinson R-22HP · Islip, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1990 · N9069Z · Substantial damage
  > Improper use of flt controls.
- [NTSB NYC90LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA177.md): Robinson R22HP · Shirley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1990 · N9030Z · Substantial damage
  > Improper use of the flight controls by the student pilot.
- [NTSB NYC89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA068.md): Robinson R-22HP · Ronkonkoma, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1989 · N9021M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper operation of the rotorcraft flight controls and a resulting low rotor RPM condition.
- [NTSB NYC88LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA169.md): Robinson R22HP · Copake Falls, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1988 · N622SC · Substantial damage
  > During a practice autorotation to an open field, the aircraft struck a wire that had not been observed. An attempt to fly over the wire was unsuccessful and the tail rotor and aft 1/3 of the tail cone was severed from the helicopter. A hovering autorotation…
- [NTSB NYC85FHJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHJ06.md): Robinson R-22 · Ronkonkoma, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 19, 1985 · N90716 · Destroyed
  > While hovering student pilot applied aft cyclic and the flt instructor could not regain control before tail rotor struck the taxiway. Helicopter rotated violently and rolled over and to rest on the skids. The helicopter was destroyed.
- [NTSB NYC85LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA221.md): Robinson R22 · Ronkonkoma, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1985 · N90773 · Substantial damage
  > During a local training flight the student was attempting a lift off and began to drift to the left. The students control input was to the left aggravating the situation. The instructor took control of the aircraft however the roll over had progressed to an…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7640102'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7640102&state=NY

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