FAA Accident Report: OZONA, TX

General Information

Report Number

20260927012349I

Event Date

2026 Sep 27

Event Time

1235

City

OZONA

State

TX

Airport

OZONA MUNICIPAL

Event Type

Incident

Mid Air Collision

Not A Midair

Flight Phase

Maneuver

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Damage

Minor

Aircraft Make

ROBINSON

Aircraft Model

R-44

Flight Conduct Code

GENERAL OPERATING RULES

Aircraft Registration Number

255PK

Operator Code

T43J

Total Aboard

3

Pilot In Command

PIC Certification Type

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

PIC Flight Time Total Hours

2485

PIC Flight Time Total Make Model Hours

2465

PIC Flight Time Hours Last 90 Days

79

Event Remarks

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2026, AT 1235 CDT, A ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO A CORPORATION, STRUCK A WIRE ON A PRIVATE RANCH WHILE HUNTING. THE HELICOPTER LANDED, AND THEN DEPARTED DUE TO A BRUSH FIRE IGNITED BY THE BROKEN POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON ITS TRAILER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN AIR TOUR FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUNTING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.