# Accident 20010204039949A: Robsin R44, Eureka, AK, February 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Airport: Skelton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7458° N, 147.2244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7458&lon=-147.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7183P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7183P) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,785 total, 222 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01TA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204039949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, IN FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC01TA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01TA035), Feb 4, 2001: Robinson R-44 (N7183P), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's collision with terrain due to his inadequate planning of the approach, and his failure to maintain the helicopter's main rotor RPM during a go-around. Factors in the accident were a…

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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