# Accident 20041108034099A: Robsin R22BETA, Eagle Pass, TX, November 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7011° N, 100.4681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7011&lon=-100.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995JW-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041108034099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED IN CATTLE HERDING, HELICOPTER LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, SETTLED AND CONTACTED NEARBY SAGE BRUSH AND THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE PILOT/OCCUPANT.

## 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 DFW05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA022), Nov 8, 2004: Robinson R22 Beta (N995JW), Eagle Pass, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N995JW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050518010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050518010839A), May 18, 2005: Robsin R22BETA (N995JW), Junction, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Twenty miles south of Junction, Texas, the pilot [privacy data omitted] and [privacy data omitted] were pursuing "black bucks" (a type of antelope) and…

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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