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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R44 · El Monte, CA · July 31, 1993

Date
July 31, 1993 · 13:55 local
Place
El Monte, CA
Airport
El Monte Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N445RH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93FA311
Reported as
Robsin R44
Reported engine
Lycoming O540F1B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
640 total50 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Boom sound on takeoff. Rolled right into ground and burned. Fire destroyed determination efforts.

As the FAA filed it

BOOM SOUND ON TAKEOFF. ROLLED RIGHT INTO GROUND AND BURNED. FIRE DESTROYED DETERMINATION EFFORTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.