- Date
- August 5, 1988, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ashburnham, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N90789Robinson R22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880805031069A
- Case key
- 36206
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A student pilot and flight instructor were making a practice pinnacle approach. The student pilot tried to terminate the descent, but was unable and a landing on rough terrain took place. The helicopter rolled over and received substantial damage but the two occupants were not injured. The flight instructor failed to realize the performance parameters of the helicopter were being exceeded in time to terminate the approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90789
- Reported as
- Robinson R22
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 0293
- Airframe hours
- 3,711
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2C, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Training Academy
- Registered owner
- Fuller Aviation Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 29, 1988 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- 3B3 · Sterling, MA
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 703 total · 295 in this make and model · 618 as pilot in command · 219 in the last 90 days · 93 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.