# Accident 20210627008769A: Robinson Helicopter Co R66, Monroe, NC, June 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2021, 11:42 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: B18G
- Location: 34.9670° N, 80.6469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9670&lon=-80.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7078V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7078V-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R66 (registry code 7640130, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 (registry code 54232, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,554 total, 159 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210627008769A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/27/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1142 LOCAL TIME, ROBINSON R-66, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7078V, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH TWO 3/8 INCH POWER LINES AND SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING WHILE CONDUCTING AN AGRICULTURAL OPERATION OPERATED BY BLADE AG ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 137.  PIC WAS CURRENT AND QUALIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED.

THE PIC STATED THAT HE CONDUCTED A RECONNAISSANCE OVERFLIGHT OF THE FIELD PRIOR TO HIS FIRST PASS BUT DID NOT NOTICE THE SMALL LINES RUNNING ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD.  INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LINES WERE PAINTED GREEN.

RELATED AR RECORDS: INCIDENT 1702 - EA68202102824

## 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 ERA21LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA270), Jun 27, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R66 (N7078V), Waxhaw, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during a low-level aerial application flight.

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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