# Accident 20030717016869A: Robsin R44, Flagstaff, AZ, July 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8281° N, 111.1889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8281&lon=-111.1889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8329B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8329B-2003-12-24) (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 O540F1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030717016869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CRUISING @ 900' (AGL) APPROX. 29 MILES SE OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ, HEADING TO PAYSON, AZ, THE PILOT LOST POWER AND ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE HELICOPTER FELL INTO TREES ON THE UPHILL SIDE OF THEM, BUT REMAINED SUSPENDED IN THE TREES, NEVER IMPACTING THE GROUND, APPROX. SIX (6) FEET OFF THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT (2) AND NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX03LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA235), Jul 17, 2003: Robinson R44 (N8329B), Happy Jack, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power due to an excessively lean mixture for undetermined reasons during cruise flight.

## Other reports on N8329B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980702015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702015889A), Jul 2, 1998: Robsin R44 (N8329B), Cassville, MO, Substantial damage. Helicopter was attempting to land due to bad weather, struck a power line and crashed, Cassville, MO. (.4)the pilot and his passenger were enroute to their…

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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