# Accident 20110924023609A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Douglas, WY, September 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Airport: Converse County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7969° N, 105.3858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7969&lon=-105.3858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3070S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3070S) (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: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA467) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110924023609A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 24 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HRS MDT, N3070S, A ROBINSON MODEL R-22 BETA II HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON IMPACT WITH THE AIRPORT RAMP WHILE TAXING AT CONVERSE COUNTY AIRPORT (KDGW) DOUGLAS, WY.  THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC WITH GUSTING WINDS.

## 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 WPR11CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA467), Sep 24, 2011: Robinson R22 Beta (N3070S), Douglas, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain yaw control of the helicopter while hover taxiing in gusty wind conditions.

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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