# Accident 19910605020369A: Robsin R22BETA, Mineral, IL, June 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mineral, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MQCG
- Location: 41.3799° N, 89.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3799&lon=-89.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91MG-2005-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 618 total, 480 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605020369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SETTLING WITH POWER OCCURRED OVER POWERLINE. TAIL ROTOR SHEARED ON POWERLINE. CUT POWER TO STOP SPIN. HARD IMPACT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91DEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE06), Jun 5, 1991: Robinson R22B (N91MG), Mineral, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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