- Date
- August 21, 1986, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, NH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2276XRobinson R-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860821086679A
- Case key
- 30410
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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
Descent - excessiveCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
TotalFactor
Hard landing
Roll over
Analysis
Pilot made a steep descent and lost directional control. The aircraft collided with the ground while still turning causing the helicopter to roll over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2276X
- Reported as
- Robinson R-22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0508
- Airframe hours
- 91
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Cousineau
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 1986
- Departed
- ROC · Rochester, NH
N2276XRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2013 · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAAirframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 75
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 188 total · 188 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2276X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.