# Accident 20080805846269A: Robsin R22BETA, Buffalo, ND, August 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2008, 11:17 local time
- Place: Buffalo, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 2SCG
- Location: 46.9264° N, 97.5353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9264&lon=-97.5353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57UP-2011-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2C (registry code 42139, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080805846269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 5, 2008, AT 11:17 HRS CST, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, N57UP, REGISTERED TO VENTURE AIR LLC CONTACTED TERRAIN WHILE PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER, ON A WHEAT FIELD, WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 38 AND CR 33ST SE, CASS COUNTY ND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES AS RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI08CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA238), Aug 5, 2008: Robinson R22 Beta (N57UP), Buffalo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain during the spray run entry.

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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