# Accident 20100524034369A: Robinson He R22 BETA, Pearsall, TX, May 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2010, 07:40 local time
- Place: Pearsall, TX
- Airport: Mckinley Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8189° N, 98.9922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8189&lon=-98.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927SH-2013-03-21) (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: ROBINSON HE R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,945 total, 0 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100524034369A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING LOW ALTITUDE AGRICULTURAL AERIAL SURVEY, AIRCRAFT CONTACTED POWER LINES. PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR BURN INJURY.

## 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 CEN10CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA268), May 24, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N927SH), Pearsall, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the power lines.

## Other reports on N927SH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110503009929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110503009929A), May 3, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N927SH), Yancey, TX, Substantial damage. According to the pilot he was manuvering the helicopter approximately 4 - 5 feet above a wheat field. The helicopter experienced a loss of engine power, and…

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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