# Incident 20031016033699I: Robsin R44, Tarentum, PA, October 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2003, 18:35 local time
- Place: Tarentum, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6072° N, 79.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarentum, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6072&lon=-79.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7030J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7030J) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 120 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031016033699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ELECTRONIC NEWS GATHERING (ENG) HELICOPTER MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING - LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT STATED, HE HAD ONLY 7-8 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING AND COULD NOT FLY TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO REFUEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

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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