# Accident 20190406002539A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Clover, VA, April 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2019, 22:08 local time
- Place: Clover, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8197° N, 78.7831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8197&lon=-78.7831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4047H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4047H-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 110 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190406002539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT NIGHT AND HIT TREES

## 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 ERA19LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA144), Apr 7, 2019: Robinson R22 (N4047H), Clover, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to takeoff at night without adequate runway lighting.

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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