# Incident 20010413007769I: Robsin R44, Grand Prairie, TX, April 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6988° N, 97.0469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND PRAIRIE MUNI (GPM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6988&lon=-97.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7089L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7089L-2008-09-04) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010413007769I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 13, 2001, AT 0930, A ROBINSON R-44 AIRCRAFT, N7089L, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHILE MAINTENANCE GROUND CHECKS(BLADE TRACKING) WAS BEING PERFORMED.  THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY THE HELICOPTER.  THE AIRCRAFT MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED, THE TAIL BOOM WAS BENT, AND THE PILOT WIND SCREEN HAD A HOLE IN IT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE MECHANIC THAT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE MECHANIC HOLDS AN A&P CERTIFICATE.

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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