# Accident 20220805007629A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Maynard, IA, August 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2022, 10:05 local time
- Place: Maynard, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4B9G
- Location: 42.8200° N, 91.8447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8200&lon=-91.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,381 total, 800 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220805007629A

## Narrative

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

DURING AERIAL APPLICATION THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWERLINE NEAR THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED. THE POWERLINE STRUCK THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THEN CONTACTED THE MAIN ROTOR MAST AND DAMAGED THE TAIL ROTOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE FIELD WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA366), Aug 5, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N619RB), Maynard, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An impact with a powerline as a result of an unexpected wind gust.

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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