# Accident 20130201003399A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Nixon, TX, February 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2013, 17:15 local time
- Place: Nixon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1361° N, 97.6628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1361&lon=-97.6628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3059Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3059Q-2017-09-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 216 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130201003399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS HOG HUNTING WITH ONE PASSENGER OVER WOODED AREA. PILOT SLOWED HELICOPTER TO A HOVER AFTER SPOTTING HOGS, THEN BEGAN TO LOOSE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER (LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFECTIVENESS). PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A DRY POND AREA. AS HE WAS MAKING THE APPROACH TO THE LANDING SITE THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE TOP CAUSING HELICOPTER TO CRASH. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES AND WERE AIRLIFTED TO A MEDICAL FACILITY. THERE WAS APPROXIMATLY 20 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH,  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN13LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA148), Feb 1, 2013: Robinson R22 Beta II (N3059Q), Gillett, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor effectiveness while manuevering at low altitude.

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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