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California Chopper Collides with Plane Midair


What: Vertical CFI Helicopters Robinson R22 Beta II
Where: Rio Vista California
When: Feb 19 2012
Who: 1 aboard
Why: The helicopter clipped the plane over Rio Vista. The chopper was eight miles from the airport when it crashed.

Although the contact broke off the tail of the chopper and ended the severed rotor up 50 feet from the fuselage, the pilot walked away. She was reported to be unhurt; She is an experienced commercial airplane pilot who was logging night-flying hours alone toward a helicopter license.

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 7508Y Make/Model: R22 Description: R-22
Date: 02/19/2012 Time: 1844

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: Y Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: RIO VISTA State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N7508Y, A ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER, AND N433JC, A BEECH A33 AIRCRAFT
COLLIDED, NEAR RIO VISTA, CA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: SACRAMENTO, CA (WP25) Entry date: 02/21/2012

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