# Accident 20020606012849A: Robsin R44, Galena, AK, June 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QOFA
- Location: 64.7403° N, 156.7253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7403&lon=-156.7253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7130G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7130G-2002-09-10) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606012849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING A SURVEY TEAM. HE SET DOWN ON DRY TUSSOCKS AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO RUN WHILE THE TEAM LOADED EQUIPMENT. HEAT FROM THE ENGINE CAUGHT THE TUSSOCKS ON FIRE, WHICH IN TURN CAUGHT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED OT MOVE THE HELICOPTER, BUT THE ENGINE STALLED. THE SITE WAS THEN EVACUATED. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE, AND APPROXIMATELY SIXTY ACRES OF LAND BURNED BEFORE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.

## 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 ANC02LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA043), Jun 7, 2002: Robinson R-44 (N7130G), Galena, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing which precipitated a grass fire. Factors contributing to the accident were the manufacturer's inadequate design of the helicopter's exhaust…

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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