# Accident 20170603005379A: Robinson Helicopter RH44 II, Dimmitt, TX, June 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2017, 14:37 local time
- Place: Dimmitt, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4206° N, 102.5122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4206&lon=-102.5122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7091F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7091F-2019-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER RH44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,225 total, 177 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170603005379A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 3, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1437 CDT, N7091F, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER, R44 II, CRASHED INTO THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AERIAL CATTLE AND LAND SURVEILLANCE IN CASTRO COUNTY, DIMMITT, TEXAS.  THE ROTORCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE ROTORCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT, SOUL PERSON ON BOARD, WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (CVN) CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO AREA ON JUNE 3, 2017 AT 1302 CDT.

## 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 CEN17FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA209), Jun 3, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N7091F), Dimmitt, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to scarring from previous heart attacks and severe hypertrophy of the left ventricular wall which resulted in arrhythmia and a loss of control while maneuvering at low…

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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