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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA · Eagle Lake, TX · June 25, 2015

Date: June 25, 2015 · 12:00 local
Place: Eagle Lake, TX
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N842SH
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA154
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,250 total1,500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N842SHRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 BETAS/N 3819 · Built 2005 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 BETA Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was in a low hover polinating a rice field. It was approximately 15 inches above the rice plants. The aircraft entered a nose down attitude causing the aircraft to descend into the rice field. The subsequent impact with the ground broke up the helicopter.

There were no injuries

There was no post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LOW HOVER POLINATING A RICE FIELD. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 INCHES ABOVE THE RICE PLANTS. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND INTO THE RICE FIELD. THE SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND BROKE UP THE HELICOPTER.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES

THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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