# Accident 20181017020199A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Fulton, MO, October 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2018, 14:20 local time
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8589° N, 91.9094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8589&lon=-91.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N923SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N923SH-2021-07-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181017020199A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE HELIPORT NEAR MOSCOW MILLS, MO, ENROUTE TO THE COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (COU). WHILE ENROUTE NEAR FULTON, MO, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED POPPING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE. THE HELICOPTER WAS THEN OBSERVED DESCENDING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE UNTIL VISUAL WAS LOST DUE TO TERRAIN. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN19FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA009), Oct 17, 2018: Robinson R22 (N923SH), Fulton, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, the pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat, and the pilot's delay in entering an autorotation following the loss of engine power, which…

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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