# Accident 20180629010769A: Robinson Helicopter Company R22, Sterling City, TX, June 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2018, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sterling City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8600° N, 101.0861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8600&lon=-101.0861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787SH-2020-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 24,217 total, 930 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629010769A

## Narrative

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

JUNE 29, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 2013 CDT,  N787SH, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER IMPACTED WITH THE TERRAIN.  PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A TRANSPORT TRAILER ON THE OWNER?S PRIVATE PROPERTY FIVE MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF STERLING CITY, TEXAS.  THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OWNER?S PRIVATE PROPERTY IN STERLING CITY, TEXAS ON JUNE 29, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 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 CEN18FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA244), Jun 30, 2018: Robinson R22 (N787SH), Sterling City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control during the landing approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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