# Accident 20100515033699A: Robinson He R44, Baraboo, WI, May 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2010, 12:30 local time
- Place: Baraboo, WI
- Airport: 10 Miles South Of C85
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3MDG
- Location: 43.5219° N, 89.7708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5219&lon=-89.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N570MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N570MD-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,769 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100515033699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FILLED TANK WITH 60 GALLONS OF PRODUCT.  APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS FUEL ON BOARD.  AIRCRAFT WAS ON A GRAVEL ROAD WAY.  PILOT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH OVER A HAY FIELD.  WAS 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE THE HAY FIELD, HAY WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO AND ONE HALF FEET TALL.  STARTED RIGHT TURN GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS, RIGHT SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED HAY FIELD WHICH START A RIGHT CART WHEEL.  THE HELICOPTER CART WHEELED, STARTING FROM THE RIGHT TO THE NOSE AND ENDED UP ON LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY.

## 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 CEN10CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA251), May 15, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N570MD), Baraboo, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with crops while maneuvering during aerial application.

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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