# Accident 20050413004839A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Woodward, OK, April 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Woodward, OK
- Airport: West Woodward Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4367° N, 99.5208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4367&lon=-99.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7535S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7535S-2020-05-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413004839A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW05CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA072), Apr 13, 2005: Robinson R44 II (N7535S), Woodward, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with adverse weather conditions.

## Other reports on N7535S (1)

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

- [Accident 20181218018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181218018769A), Dec 18, 2018: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N7535S), Strykersville, NY, Substantial damage. At 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…

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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