# Accident 20190621007739A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Laward, TX, June 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2019, 12:15 local time
- Place: Laward, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HT0G
- Location: 28.8783° N, 96.4308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8783&lon=-96.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445AP-2020-12-11) (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 COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,201 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19TA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190621007739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MAKING LAST SWATH OF THE DAY SPRAYING COTTON FIELD.  GUSTY CROSSWINDS APPEAR TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MAIN ROTOR LOSS OF LIFT WHILE SPRAYING FIELD.  PILOT STATED HELICOPTER BEGAN DESCENT AND PILOT INCREASED POWER WITH NO EFFECT. PILOT STATED HE KEPT INCREASING COLLECTIVE IN ORDER TO SOFTEN IMPACT.  HELICOPTER IMPACTED GROUND AND ROLLED OVER SNAPPING OFF TAIL BOOM. WIND SCREEN BUSTED OUT OF COCKPIT, MAIN ROTOR STRUCK GROUND AND BENT.

## 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 CEN19TA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA178), Jun 21, 2019: Robinson R44 (N445AP), La Ward, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during a course reversal, which resulted in impact with terrain.

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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