# Accident 20040711017179A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Beverly, MA, July 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5847° N, 70.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5847&lon=-70.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N277MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44RAVENII
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,367 total, 900 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040711017179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE HOVERED TAXIED OVER TO A WASH AREA LOCATED BEHIND NORTH ATLANTIC AIR'S HANGAR, AFTER HIS PASSENGER RINSED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING HIS PASSENGER CLIMBED BACK IN THE HELICOPTER AND THE PILOT LIFTED COLLECTIVE TO HOVER THE HELICOPTER AND HIT THE TELEPHONE WIRES ABOVE HIM. DAMAGE TO BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES. SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSEPCTION WILL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO DRIVE TRAIN.

## 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 NYC04CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA166), Jul 11, 2004: Robinson R-44 II (N277MC), Beverly, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with transmission wires.

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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