- Date
- April 3, 1986, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8455PRobinson R-22A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860403010079A
- Case key
- 4648
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Performance data - not understoodCause
Improper use of procedureFactor
Procedures/directives - not followedCause
InattentiveFactor
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Rotor rpm - improperCause
Analysis
The student helicopter pilot stated that the helicopter nosed over and rolled to the right during the hover. The pilot encountered a roll to the right due to low rotor RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8455P
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0376
- Airframe hours
- 1,731
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- High Tech Helicopter, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 1, 1986 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
N8455PRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 1988 · Robinson Helicopter R22Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,030 total · 30 in this make and model · 953 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.