ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372473
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 August 1987 |
| Time: | 16:46 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Training Academy |
| Registration: | N2285Z |
| MSN: | 0511M |
| Total airframe hrs: | 236 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burrville, RI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sterling, MA (3B3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC87LA222
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 October 1999 | N2285Z | Volar Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | West Boca Raton, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 17:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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