# Accident 20030206001059A: Robsin R44, Dunmor, KY, February 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Dunmor, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JR9A
- Location: 36.8675° N, 87.9700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8675&lon=-87.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7184M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7184M-2003-09-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030206001059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FLEW INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS, LANDED ON HILL ABOVE LAKE AND LOOKED AT OPTIONS. TOOK OFF, REACHED APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET AND ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER (POSSIBLY FROM CARB. ICE) PILOT AUTOROTATED INTO LAKE. AIRCRAFT SUBMERGED, PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS EGRESSED HELICOPTER AND SWAM TO BOAT DOCK.

## 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 IAD03LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA031), Feb 6, 2003: Robinson R-44 (N7184M), Russellville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

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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