# Accident 20050528012979A: Robsin R44, Lucerne Valley, CA, May 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2005
- Place: Lucerne Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6294° N, 116.6839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6294&lon=-116.6839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7015Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7015Q-2008-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528012979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FILMING AN OFF ROAD RACE (KARTEK 300) AND FLYING LOW LEVEL, THE HELICOPTER CROSSED THE RACE COURSE ON A SOUTH BOUND HEADING. SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING COURSE HELICOPTER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE COURSE BACK TOWARDS THE NORTH IN A RIGHT HAND TURN HELICOPTER PITCHED NOSE DOWN THEN LEVELED OFF JUST BEFORE IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. UPON IMPACT HELICOPTER BURST INTO FLAMES. ACCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR ANDERSON DRY LAKE BED OFF CAMP ROCK ROAD, LUCERNE VALLEY, CA AT 1150 PDT. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE THREE OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED BY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTRY SHERIFF'S HELICOPTER TO HOSPITAL (ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER) WITH BURNS.

## 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 LAX05FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA189), May 28, 2005: Robinson R44 (N7015Q), Lucerne Valley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm and directional control while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing factors in the accident were the helicopter's gross weight in excess of…

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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