Robinson R22 BETA N842SH

Summary

On 25 June 2015 at about 17:25 local time, a Robinson R22 BETA registered N842SH, operated by Silver Star Helicopters LLC, was involved in an accident near Eagle Lake, Texas, 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

25 June 2015 at 17:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Eagle Lake, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.6186, -96.4108

Aircraft

Robinson R22 BETA

Registration

N842SH

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Silver Star Helicopters LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eagle Lake → Eagle Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA154

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to secure the iPad during flight, resulting in an inadvertent cyclic input, and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that that during a low-level agricultural flight, his iPad was not secured on his lap, and it slid off onto the collective. He reported that while he was retrieving the iPad, he inadvertently applied forward cyclic, the helicopter impacted terrain, and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and tail boom. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.