# Accident 20010215004019A: Robsin R22BETA, Borger, TX, February 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2001, 22:15 local time
- Place: Borger, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6103° N, 101.3892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6103&lon=-101.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4002M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4002M-2003-03-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215004019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ROBINSON R-22 BETA HELICOPTER DEPARTED GRUVER, TEXAS ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING IN VFR CONDITIONS. AFTER PASSING BORGER, TEXAS, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS AND FOG IN TERRAIN WITH ROLLING HILLS AND SPARSE VEGETATION. THE PILOT THEN MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO RETURN TO BORGER, TEXAS. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF BORGER, THE ROTORCRAFT STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL POLE AND SEPARATED THE TOP 6'3" OF THE POLE. THE WRECKAGE CAME TO REST ON AN OIL PUMP JACK MOUNTED ON A CONCRETE SLAB.

## 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 FTW01FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA069), Feb 16, 2001: Robinson R-22 Beta (N4002M), Borger, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain an updated preflight…

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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