# Incident 20230621009909I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Clarkson, NE, June 21, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2023, 13:31 local time
- Place: Clarkson, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4M9G
- Location: 41.7234° N, 97.1215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkson, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7234&lon=-97.1215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225AM) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 807 total, 535 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230621009909I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PART 137 OPERATIONS. PILOT PERFORMED A LOW RECON OF A FIELD AND DID NOT SEE A CABLE RAN TO A FIXTURE IN THE FIELD. HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE WIRE AND THE PILOT LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N225AM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240704010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240704010619A), Jul 4, 2024: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N225AM), New Florence, MO, Destroyed. The airman was conducting part 137 spray operations and made a cleanup pass along the edge of a field, descending to approximately 15 feet above the…

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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