ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230162
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 October 2019 |
| Time: | 08:46 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Smith Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N74512 |
| MSN: | 3881 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hebbronville, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | Hebbronville, TX |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Two Robinson R22 Beta helicopers collided in flight while maneuvering during wildlife management operations near Hebbronville, Texas, USA. N7189D was destroyed upon impact with terrain, killing both occupants.
This one, N74512, force landed and was substantially damaged. The pilot survived without injury and the passenger received serious injuries.
Sources:
https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/two-dead-in-duval-county-helicopter-crash
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/helicopters-collide-over-texas-ranch-killing-2-people/2019/10/23/11a46816-f5c2-11e9-b2d2-1f37c9d82dbb_story.html
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:23-OCT-19,HEBBRONVILLE,N7189D
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N74512
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20191023X23030&AKey=2&RType=Prelim&IType=FA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2019 17:22 | harro | Added |
| 24-Oct-2019 15:10 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2019 15:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2019 15:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 23:31 | Geno | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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