Robinson R22 accident near Seagoville, TX
On November 3, 2001, a Robinson R22 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Seagoville, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 3, 2001
- Place
- Seagoville, TX
- Aircraft
- Robinson R22 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.649°N, 96.540°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011105X02194
NTSB summary
On November 3, 2001, approximately 1230 central standard time, a Robinson R22 helicopter, N127RB, was substantially damaged when it impacted wires, trees, and terrain while maneuvering near Seagoville, Texas. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Sky Helicopters Inc., of Garland, Texas. The flight instructor sustained fatal injuries, and the pilot-rated student sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight departed Garland, Texas, approximately 1130. According to the student, the objective of the flight lesson was to work on confined area and pinnacle landings. The student stated that he had practiced a number of confined area landings in the local area and along the Trinity River. The student added that following his last landing/takeoff, the flight instructor took over flying to give him a break. The flight instructor flew the helicopter north of the last few landing areas to review their lesson. The flight instructor turned the helicopter south and flew along the river instructing the student and commenting on the various landing areas. The student stated that he was looking over his right shoulder at one of the previous landing areas, and looked forward to see wires in front of the helicopter. The student exclaimed, "wires!" and saw the instructor pull up on the collective and left on the cyclic. The helicopter pitched up and rolled to the left; subsequently impacting trees and terrain along the left side of the river.
Probable cause
the flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance with wires while maneuvering along a river.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
