Robinson R22 N2285Z

Summary

On 5 August 1987 at about 20:46 local time, a Robinson R22 registered N2285Z was involved in an accident near Burrville, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 August 1987 at 20:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Burrville, Rhode Island, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robinson R22

Registration

N2285Z

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sterling → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA222

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.