# Accident 20090611013439A: Robsin R22BETA, Morristown, AZ, June 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Morristown, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0189° N, 112.3436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0189&lon=-112.3436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149SH-2015-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22BETA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090611013439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MST, N149SH, A ROBINSON R-22 HELICOPTER, WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND, COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE WHILE PERFORMING A LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT NEAR MORRISTOWN, ARIZONA.  WITNESSES REPORTED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HERDING CATTLE WITH THE HELICOPTER AND BELIEVE HE WAS ENROUTE TO REFUEL AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  WITNESS MARKS ON THE NOSE OF THE HELICOPTER INDICATE THE WIRE CONTACTED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, ROLLED DOWN THE CHIN BUBBLE, CONTACTED THE LEFT CROSS TUBE, AND CREATED A PIVOT POINT AT THE LEFT CROSS TUBE AND LEFT SKID TUBE ATTACHMENT POINT.  THE HELICOPTER ROTATED ABOUT THIS POINT AND STUCK TERRAIN INVERTED, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.  ONE OF THE TWO POWER LINES WAS BROKEN DUE OT THIS IMPACT.  WEATHER WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA284), Jun 11, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N149SH), Morristown, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line.

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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