Event NYC86FNC08

1986-08-16 EPSOM, New Hampshire, United States Fatal 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8937R

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44

Year of manufacture

1996

TCDS

H11NM · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO

Engine

LYCOMING O-540-F1B5 (260 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20201230

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AC53D6

Registrant of record

BECKETT DAVID

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8937R Champion 7HC Fatal

Factual narrative

A STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER ON A LOCAL FLIGHT COLLIDED WITH A TREE, CRASHED AND BURNED. NO MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED OR AVAILABLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86FNC08.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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