# Accident 20030529013409A: Robsin R44, Mustang Island, US, May 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2003, 04:00 local time
- Place: Mustang Island, US
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GVTA
- Location: 28.3208° N, 95.9389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3208&lon=-95.9389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7188K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7188K-2004-08-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030529013409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7188K DEPARTED AT 0820Z FROM HOU AND PROCEEDED ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 200 DEGREES AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 900 FEET MSL. AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET MSL, RADAR LOST CONTACT WITH N7188K 6 MILES NORTH OF LAKE JACKSON TX. AT APPROXIMATELY 0900Z N7188K CRASHED, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT WITH FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 FTW03LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA163), May 29, 2003: Robinson R44 (N7188K), Brazos Blk 532, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined, aircraft not recovered.

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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