# Accident 20140531007139A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, San Manuel, AZ, May 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6250° N, 110.5639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6250&lon=-110.5639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7122E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,058 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531007139A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER PILOT, WHO IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STATED THAT HE WAS HERDING CATTLE ON A RANCH AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  HE TURNED THE HELICOPTER TO FACE THE CATTLE WHEN THE HELICOPTER MADE CONTACT WITH A TELEPHONE LINE.  THE LINE WRAPPED AROUND THE ROTORHEAD CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO STOP ROTATING RESULTING IN THE HELICOPTER TO HIT THE GROUND HARD.  WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR14CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA216), May 31, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7122E), San Manuel, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate obstacle clearance altitude from phone wires while performing low-level operations.

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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