Robinson R22 BETA N991RW

Summary

On 1 June 2003 at about 18:20 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N991RW was involved in an accident near North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 June 2003 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

36.2000, -115.1833

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

N991RW

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Las Vegas → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX03LA177

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The helicopter collided with a wire during high reconnaissance operations for a pinnacle approach. The pilot was on his third pattern around the pinnacle when the helicopter collided with a wire that was strung from a pole to the side of a mountain. The wire wrapped around the main rotor swash plate and the pilot entered an autorotation onto a hillside. The tail rotor and boom were damaged upon touchdown. The pilot estimated his altitude was 400 feet above ground level (agl) when the collision occurred.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.