Event NYC84LA021

1983-11-04 NEW MILFORD, Connecticut, United States Airport · 11N None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2222R

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22

Year of manufacture

2025

TCDS

H10WE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO

Engine

LYCOMING O-360-J2A (145 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20250922

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A1EB1D

Registrant of record

ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2222R Piper PA-28-181 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS STARTING THE ENGINE, FIRE BROKE OUT. HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH ON-BOARD EXTINGUISHERS, BUT FAILED. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC84LA021.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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