# Accident 20250207001459A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Borger, TX, February 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2025, 16:30 local time
- Place: Borger, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9977° N, 101.1017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9977&lon=-101.1017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7191B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7191B-2025-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 17,143 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250207001459A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 7, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, HIT A TREE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES NORTHWEST OF MESA VISTA RANCH AIRPORT, T13.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A TRAILER ON FEBRUARY 7, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530.

## 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 CEN25LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA093), Feb 7, 2025: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N7191B), Spearman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improperly torqued intake manifold bolts that allowed unmetered air to enter the engine, resulting in an overly lean fuel-air mixture, eventual failure of the No. 3 cylinder intake valve, and a total…

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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