# Accident 20220626007979A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Blackwell, TX, June 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2022, 08:37 local time
- Place: Blackwell, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G9KG
- Location: 32.1515° N, 100.3377° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1515&lon=-100.3377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4124D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4124D) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220626007979A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 26, 2022 A ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER, N4124D WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER 14CFR 137. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS SPRAYING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OFF THE GROUND FROM A NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM ENTANGLED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES. THE AIRCRAFT MANAGED TO TRAVEL ABOUT 100 FEET FURTHER  BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND CAUSING THE FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN22FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA288), Jun 26, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N4124D), Blackwell, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance during low-level aerial application, resulting in an in-flight collision with power lines.

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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