# Accident 20120811017879A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Monticello, UT, August 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2012, 10:20 local time
- Place: Monticello, UT
- Airport: Monticello Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8889° N, 109.4203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8889&lon=-109.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7135J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7135J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-C1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 104 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811017879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MANEUVERING AIRCRAFT TO VIEW WILDLIFE.  TURNED INTO THE UPSLOPE OF A MOUNTAIN AND THE ROTOR RPM DECAYED.  PILOT ADDED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO SLOW AND DROPPED ABOUT 60 FEET INTO A SMALL RAVINE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON RIGHT SIDE, TAILBOOM DETACHED FROM AIRFRAME.

## 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 WPR12CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA351), Aug 11, 2012: Robinson R22 (N7135J), Monticello, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in the helicopter settling and subsequently colliding with the ground. Contributing to the…

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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