# Accident 20040218013699A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Daytona Beach, FL, February 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2004, 14:35 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0800° N, 81.0467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0800&lon=-81.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44RAVENII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 54 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040218013699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING INITIAL LIFT-OFF AT APPROX 5' OFF THE GROUND THE PILOT STATED THAT GUSTY WINDS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE LEFT 5-6 FEET. THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED AND THE LEFT SKID IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ROLLOVER MOVEMENT AND THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. THE WEATHER FROM DAB METAR INDICATED WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 020 13KT 10SM FEW 12/02 A3021.

## 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 ANC04LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA024), Feb 18, 2004: Robinson R44 (N323TC), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while hover taxiing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain and a rollover of the helicopter. A…

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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