# Incident 20020402006979I: Robsin R44, Cleveland, OH, April 2, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2002, 13:05 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020402006979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 2, 2002 AT 1305 EST A ROBINSON HELICOPTER N850DF SERIAL #1019 OWNED AND OPERATED BY DAYTON AIR FREIGHT GROUP HAD A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE. DURING HOOVER TAXI. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT ON BOARD. THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DAYTON, OHIO.

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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