# Accident 20020929036069A: Robsin R44, Del Rio, TX, September 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3698° N, 100.8904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3698&lon=-100.8904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952LC-2003-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020929036069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO THE GUSTING WINDS DURING HELICOPTER TRAILER LANDING OPERATIONS, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE TRAILER THAT IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON. THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 FTW02LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA268), Sep 29, 2002: Robinson R44 (N952LC), Del Rio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A contributing factor was the reported gusting wind conditions.

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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