# Accident 20190708009449A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Water Valley, TX, July 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: Water Valley, TX
- Airport: Water Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8350° N, 100.6867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8350&lon=-100.6867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334DC-2022-02-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190708009449A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS CDT, N334DC, A ROBINSON R22 BETA HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING A FLIGHT OVER A CANYON.  THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE DURING THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HUDGES WILD HOG RANCH IN WATER VALLEY, TEXAS ON JULY 8, 2019, AT 1600 HOURS 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 CEN19LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA245), Jul 8, 2019: Robinson R22 (N334DC), Water Valley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of helicopter performance for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N334DC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110618012479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618012479A), Jun 18, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (N334DC), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. On June 18, 2011 at 1129 MST at Prescott Love Field (prc), Prescott, AZ, N334DC, Robinson R-22 helicopter, was making a 180 degree turn to the left for takeoff…

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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