# Accident 19930731027339A: Robsin R44, El Monte, CA, July 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1993, 13:55 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0860° N, 118.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0860&lon=-118.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445RH-2011-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Reported engine: LYC O540F1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA311), Jul 31, 1993: Robinson R44 (N445RH), El Monte, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL (STICK) ASSEMBLY, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CYCLIC (PITCH & ROLL) CONTROL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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