# Accident 20050921026419A: Robsin R44, Batesville, TX, September 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Batesville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0242° N, 99.5269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0242&lon=-99.5269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 207 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050921026419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF THE R44 HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING A GAME COUNT. THERE WERE 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES CELSIUS WITH NO WIND. WHILE MANEUVERING TO COUNT DEER, THE HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER INTO TALL BUSHES. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 DFW05CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA250), Sep 21, 2005: Robinson R44 (N748BP), Batesville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm and his subsequent encounter with settling with power.

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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