# Accident 20070510007979A: Robsin R22BETA, Pierre Part, LA, May 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2007, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pierre Part, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: J29S
- Location: 29.5664° N, 90.6603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5664&lon=-90.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N437EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 40 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070510007979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE AT A HEADING OF 210, FROM GANZALES, LA (L38) TO LE MAIRE MEMORIAL AIRPORT (2R1). PILOT NOTICED HE WAS OVER SWAMP AND TURNED TO A HEADING OF 030. SHORTLY AFTER, AIRCRAFT GRADUALLY LOST POWER FORCING PILOT TO AUTO-ROTATE ONTO THE SWAMP.

## 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 DFW07LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA116), May 10, 2007: Robinson R22 Beta (N437EM), Morgan City, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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