# Accident 20190629008509A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Garwood, TX, June 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2019, 12:30 local time
- Place: Garwood, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 8AHA
- Location: 29.4325° N, 96.4403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4325&lon=-96.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7143Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7143Y-2021-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (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 R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008509A

## Narrative

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

06/29/2019 AOA 12:30L A CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM THE ROC REPORTING THE LISTED HELICOPTER HAD STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED IN THE RICE FIELD IT HAD BEEN FLYING OVER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING POLLENATING PROCEDURES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE ADJACENT TO THE ROAD AND CRASHED IN THE FIELD. THE PIC, THOUGH INJURED, CRAWLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE INCASE OF FIRE. THE PIC WAS TAKEN TO A EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITY AND THE AIRCRAFT REMOVED TO THE "RICETEC" FACILITIES LOCATED AT EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS.

## 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 CEN19LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA193), Jun 29, 2019: Robinson R22 (N7143Y), Garwood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' failure to maintain clearance from a power line during low level operations.

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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