# Incident 20001105024309I: Robsin R44, Hibbing, MN, November 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2000, 08:53 local time
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPGA
- Location: 47.4272° N, 92.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hibbing, MN, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4272&lon=-92.9377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7037A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7037A-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,730 total, 507 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001105024309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) POWERLINE PATROL, MADE HIGH RECON OF THE INTENDED LANDING SITE, COMMENCED APPROACH TO LAND, BROKE OFF APPROACH WHEN LANDING AREA DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SUITABLE. A/C WAS TURNED INTO THE SUN AND PILOT LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH TOWER GUIDE WIRE UNTIL LAST SECOND, TRIED TO BANK AWAY BUT ROTOR BLADE TIPS CONTACTED GUIDE WIRE, PILOT THEN MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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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