# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22, 1987

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 LAX88LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA037.md): Robinson R-22 · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1987 · N123PL · Substantial damage
  > A Robinson R22 landed hard while on a VFR business flight. The pilot reported that he landed hard during a downwind approach to a landing site. He examined the helicopter and noticed the aft landing gear cross tube was bent. He felt the helicopter was…
- [NTSB NYC87LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA217.md): Robinson R22 · Sterling, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1987 · N9078Z · Destroyed
  > Before flying solo, the student plt & his instructor (CFI) practiced autorotations for about 1/2 hr. The CFI deplaned & the student took off on a solo flt. He flew to a reservoir area for more practice. After descending from about 1000' to 500', the eng lost…
- [NTSB CHI87LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA178.md): Robinson 22 · Minnetonka, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1987 · N8383F · Substantial damage
  > While attempting to land on a flat spot on top of a hill the tail rotor hit the ground and the tail boom broke off. One witness reports that when the helicopter touched down it bounced up about 10 feet. No mechanical malfunctions were reported.
- [NTSB NYC87LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA178.md): Robinson R-22 · Sterling, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1987 · N351 · Substantial damage
  > While practicing hovering in the designated hover area at the arpt, the stu plt accidently pulled aft cyclic while the helicopter was drifting backwards. This caused the tail structure and rotor blades to contact the ground. The main rotor blades then…
- [NTSB NYC87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA134.md): Robinson R-22 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1987 · N9070F · Substantial damage
  > During an instructional flight, the instructor pilot simulated a forced landing at about 250 feet and 60 KIAS. The student pilot at this time entered an autorotation and the helicopter started to descend. Collective was pulled but this failed to stop the…
- [NTSB BFO87FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA022.md): Robinson R22 · Myersville, MD · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1987 · N9073Y · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument rated commercial pilot departed hgr in a Robinson helicopter that was not equipped to fly in instrument conditions. The pilot had not logged any instrument time and elected to depart in IFR conditions under a special VFR clearance. ATC…
- [NTSB SEA87LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA054.md): Robinson R22 · Brinnon, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1987 · N9076Y · Substantial damage
  > When psgr became nauseous in flt, plt attempted downwind lndg onto pinnacle in rough terrain. Acft contacted slope short of intended point of lndg, main rotor flexed downward, severing tail boom.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1987
  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&year=1987

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