# Accident 19970131003579A: Robsin R22BETA, Wiggins, MS, January 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wiggins, MS
- Airport: Dean Griffin Memorial Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VORS
- Location: 30.8603° N, 89.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8603&lon=-89.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8319T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8319T-2021-03-11) (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 O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131003579A

## Narrative

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

SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. HIT UTILITY POLE DURING HOVERING TO PARK AFTER LANDING MISJUDGED ROTOR CLEARANCE. (-23) STUDENT WAS HOVER TAXIING TO PARKING AND CONTACTED A POLE WITH MAIN ROTOR BLADES.

## 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 ATL97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA036), Jan 31, 1997: Robinson R22 (N8319T), Wiggins, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot misjudged rotor blade clearance from a utility pole, which resulted in a collision. The proximity of the pole was a related factor.

## Other reports on N8319T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20181228024899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181228024899A), Dec 28, 2018: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N8319T), Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. On 12/28/2018 at approximatly 10:45 am local time, Robinson Helicopter N8319T was being used to provide pilot training. The aircraft was cleared to take-off…

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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