# Accident 20040914021889A: Robsin R22, Spanish Fork, UT, September 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2004, 16:04 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0207° N, 111.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0207&lon=-111.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777UH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777UH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Reported engine: LYC O360J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 220 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040914021889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPT 14, 2004 AT 1604 MDT, A ROBINSON R-22-22 HELICOPTER, N777UH, S/N 3548, OWNED BY UNIVERSAL HELICOPTERS INC SCOTTSDALE AZ CRASHED IN A HAY FIELD 5 MILES EAST OF SPANISH FORK AIRPORT (U77) WHILE TRYING TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING (AUTOROTATION) AFTER A REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WERE 2 OCCUPANTS ONBOARD, 1 SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY. PILOT REPORTS THAT AFTER DESCENDING FROM 6,000 FT, AT APPROX. 500 FT THE ENGINE QUIT, ATTEMPTED RESTART FAILED. PILOT MADE AIRCRAFT READY FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TAIL FIRST WHICH CAUSED BOOM FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT ROTOR STRIKES. BOOM WAS FRAGMENTED. AIRCRAFT ROLLED UP FORWARD AND RIGHT ONTO SKIDS, AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL OVER ONTO RIGHT SIDE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR 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 DEN04LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA142), Sep 14, 2004: Robinson R22 (N777UH), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor's premature flare, resulting in a hard landing, and his failure to align the helicopter with the direction of travel, resulting in a rollover.Contributing factors were the low rotor…

## Other reports on N777UH (1)

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

- [Accident 20050825020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050825020059A), Aug 25, 2005: Robsin R22 (N777UH), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 25, 2005, at 2300 UTC, N777UH, a Robinson R-22 beta helicopter, s/n 3648, piloted by [privacy data omitted] private pilot and owner, crashed on…

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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