# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, 1986

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 BFO87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA005.md): Robinson R22B · Harborton, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1986 · N24684 · Substantial damage
  > During an apch to land, the plt expereinced a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and the acft rotated to the right. The airspeed was reported as 30 mph with a descent rate of 150 fpm and the acft was less than 50 ft AGL. The acft then descended to a collision…
- [NTSB LAX87LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA012.md): Robinson R-22 · Dolan Springs, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1986 · N2270C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he was climbing the helicopter up a dry wash and planned to cross a 3000 foot high ridge at about 10 feet above the terrain. As he approached the ridge the helicopter yawed to the right about 70 degrees and the acft main rotor lost RPM.…
- [NTSB NYC86LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA220.md): Robinson R-22 · Rochester, NH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1986 · N2276X · Substantial damage
  > Pilot made a steep descent and lost directional control. The aircraft collided with the ground while still turning causing the helicopter to roll over.
- [NTSB MIA86FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA199.md): Robinson R22 · Islamorada, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1986 · N2385X · Destroyed
  > Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter flying at approximately 8 to 10 feet off the water. The helicopter entered a left turn and as the turn progressed the helicopter descended striking the water with a skid and cartwheeling.
- [NTSB LAX86LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA175.md): Robinson R22 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1986 · N211DM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he was attempting to land on a dirt road and that the helicopter was at a two to five foot hover when a gust of wind pivoted the tail into the wind. The helicopter touched down and rolled over onto its right side. The pilot further…

## 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") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7640110', '7640103'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7640110&year=1986

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