# Accident 20121211027629A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Rawlins, WY, December 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2012, 09:15 local time
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Airport: Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8056° N, 107.2003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8056&lon=-107.2003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4073Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4073Q-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121211027629A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/11/12, N4073Q, AN R44 HELICOPTER, ABRUBTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKOFF FROM RALINGS, WY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.  TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, ONE SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURIE.

## 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 WPR13CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA067), Dec 11, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N4073Q), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm during takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent rollover.

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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