# Accident 20250704009429A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Pecos, TX, July 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2025, 11:05 local time
- Place: Pecos, TX
- Airport: Pecos Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3824° N, 103.5107° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3824&lon=-103.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N992TP) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250704009429A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 04, 2025, AT 1105 CDT, A ROBINSON R-44-II INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOVER-TAXI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT FLYING SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, WHILE THE PILOT MONITORING SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PECOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PECOS, TX ON JULY 4, 2025, AT 10:45 CDT.

## 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 CEN25LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA237), Jul 4, 2025: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N992TP), Pecos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during gusty wind conditions.

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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