# Accident 20040112005599A: Robsin R22BETA, Encino, TX, January 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2004, 09:15 local time
- Place: Encino, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7500° N, 98.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7500&lon=-98.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7061V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7061V-2006-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040112005599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER WAS ATTEMPTING TO HERD CATTLE, THE PILOT BECAME FOCUSED ON THE CATTLE, AND INADVERTENTLY STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR INTO A NEARBY TREE RESULTING IN SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 FTW04LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA060), Jan 12, 2004: Robinson R-22 Beta (N7061V), Encino, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while hovering.

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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