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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Robsin R44RAVENII · Woodward, OK · April 13, 2005

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Date
April 13, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place
Woodward, OK
Airport
West Woodward Airport
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7535S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05CA072
Reported as
Robsin R44RAVENII
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,200 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N7535SRegistration cancelled May 1, 2020 · Robinson Helicopter R44 IIS/N 10496 · Built 2004Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 IIEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that during shutdown of the aircraft, and during application of the rotor brake, the retreating main rotor blade flexed downward and struck the tailboom of the aircraft. Weather conditions were VFR with strong winds at the time of accident. There were no injuries to the pilot and passenger. There was no post accident fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING SHUTDOWN OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND DURING APPLICATION OF THE ROTOR BRAKE, THE RETREATING MAIN ROTOR BLADE FLEXED DOWNWARD AND STRUCK THE TAILBOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR WITH STRONG WINDS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW05CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWoodward, OKthe pilot's encounter with adverse weather conditions.Apr 13, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7535S · 1

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

Accident 20181218018769AGround/Ramp/Ma · Strykersville, NYAt the completion of a day VFR flight the aircraft landed on a homemade landing/handling dolly at a private residence. During the engine cool down procedure the right side of the dolly failed. This caused the aircraft to roll over to the right rear direction…Dec 18, 2018 · Substantial damage