# Incident 20120612010029I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Dayton, WA, June 12, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2012, 10:39 local time
- Place: Dayton, WA
- Airport: Klws
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YJDG
- Location: 46.3168° N, 117.9768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3168&lon=-117.9768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442RN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442RN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 900 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120612010029I

## Narrative

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

N442RN, A R-44 HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SPRAY-BOOM WHEN IT CONTACTED A POWER-LINE WHILE CONDUCTING 137 OPERATIONS NEAR DAYTON, WASHINGTON.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE SPRAY-BOOM AND CHIN BUBBLE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFELY LANDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N442RN (1)

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

- [Accident 20130502006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130502006929A), May 2, 2013: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N442RN), Pomeroy, WA, Substantial damage. The investigation revealed that the helicopter, which had been conducting agricultural aerial spraying of chemicals that day, returned to be refueled 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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