# Accident 20000605007479A: Robsin R22BETA, Indiantown, FL, June 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2000, 13:01 local time
- Place: Indiantown, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0295° N, 80.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0295&lon=-80.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337VH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337VH-2013-05-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605007479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT FLEW TO A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN MARTIN COUNTY. THIS WAS DURING A PLANNED CROSS-COUNTRY FROM FXE TO FLT. HE ATTEMPTED TO AID PRISONER ESCAPE. HE CRASHED JUST APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED YARDS OUTSIDE CORRECTION FACILITY, UPON HITTING A WIRE, AFTER FAILING TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE TO OVER GROSS WEIGHT. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT PLANNED A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FT. LAUDERDALE TO PAHOKEE, FLORIDA, THEN TO STUART, FLORIDA, WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF FT. LAUDERDALE. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO THE MARTIN COUNTY TREATMENT CENTER IN INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA.  WHILE HOVERING OVER THE FACILITY'S RECREATION YARD, HE PICKED UP A PASSENGER WHO WAS AN INMATE AT THE CENTER.  DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A TREE, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A CITRUS GROVE 100 YARDS FROM THE FACILITY'S PERIMETER.

## 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 ATL00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA059), Jun 5, 2000: Robinson R22 Beta (N337VH), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance during initial climb following takeoff during the commission of a crime, resulting in an in-flight collision with a tree.

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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