# Accident 20210910014069A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Mentone, TX, September 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2021, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mentone, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8556° N, 103.4941° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8556&lon=-103.4941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N292DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N292DD-2021-11-20) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA410) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210910014069A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, A ROBINSON R22 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N292DD,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HIT POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 11.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENTONE, TEXAS AT 31.51.20N 103.29.38W.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND IS CONSIDERED DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND WAS TO ONLY SOLE ON BOARD.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AN OFFSITE TRAILER APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830.

## 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 CEN21FA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA410), Sep 10, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N292DD), Mentone, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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