# Accident 20220731007659A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Marshall, MO, July 31, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2022, 13:50 local time
- Place: Marshall, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4CDG
- Location: 39.1091° N, 93.2755° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1091&lon=-93.2755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N458SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N458SG) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,104 total, 2,005 in this make and model, 298 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220731007659A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS OVER CROPS IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST FINISHED A SPRAYING PASS HEADING EAST AND WAS MANEUVERING 180 DEGREES TO CONTINUE WITH ANOTHER PASS OVER THE FIELD BACK TO THE WEST. AFTER MAKING TURN THE PILOT STATED HE HAD BEGUN HIS DIVING APPROACH TO THE FIELD WHEN HE STRUCK A POWER LINE THAT WAS LOCATED IN HIS APPROACH PATH JUST EAST OF THE FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING. STRIKING THE POWER LINE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A FORWARD DIRECTION AND CONTACTED THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 440 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE POWER LINE THEN CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND RESTING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE WITH THE NOSE FACING A NORTHWEST DIRECTION.

## 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 CEN22LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA350), Jul 31, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N458SG), Marshall, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately survey a field for obstructions prior to a low-level aerial application pass, which resulted in an impact with a powerline.

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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