- Date
- August 5, 1987, 16:46 local (20:46 UTC)
- Place
- Burrville, RI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2285ZRobinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870805043059A
- Case key
- 30711
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Analysis
Aircraft lost engine power shortly after takeoff at an altitude of about 200 feet. Pilot attempted to autorotate back to the lake but during a turn to avoid collision with a boat, the helicopter crashed into the water. The reason for the engine power loss was not determined. The plt stated he believed the eng failure was a result of water in the air filter starving the engine of air. After the accident the acft eng was inverted in the water for approximately 1 hour. It was not established how much fuel, if any, remained in the acft at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2285Z
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0511M
- Airframe hours
- 236
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 131 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aviation Training Academy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1987 · 85 hours before
- Departed
- 3B3 · Sterling, MA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,220 total · 120 in this make and model · 1,920 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2285Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.