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Rio Vista Collision


What: Beechcraft 35-A33 Debonair
Where: Rio Vista California
When: Feb 19 2012
Who: 2 aboard
Why: After the helicopter and plane bumped over Rio Vista, the pilot had to make a hard landing short of Byron Airport, 8 miles south of Rio Vista Municipal Airport. Apparently the plane struck the chopper’s skids. The 1961 six-seat Beechcraft plane involved in the collision is registered to Ronald A. Gawer of Brentwood in Contra Costa County.

When the Solano Fire crews arrived on the scene, they found the pilot with minor injuries, and the passenger was unhurt.

According to the owner of the chopper flight school, the chopper was hit from behind by the Beechcraft.

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 433JC Make/Model: BE33 Description: 33 Debonair, Bonanza (E-24)
Date: 02/19/2012 Time: 1844

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: Y Missing:
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: 1 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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