# Accident 20050626011369A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Indianola, UT, June 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Indianola, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1414° N, 111.6611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1414&lon=-111.6611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N373DM-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44RAVENII
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050626011369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING APPROACH TO OPEN FIELD SITE WITH THREE PASSENGERS PLUS HIMSELF ON BOARD. TEMP WAS APPROX 55F, PA 6100 MSL, HALD TANKS OF FUEL, HEADED INTO WIND. AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TERMINATE TO A HOVER AT 20 FEET AGL HE NOTED LOW ROTOR RPM AND LOW RPM AUDIO SOUNDED. HE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL ON THROTTLE TO REGAIN RPM BUT AIRCRAFT SETTLED LANDING IN SMALL REVINE AND ROLLING OVER ON SIDE. DAMAGE TO MAIN FUSELAGE FRAME, TAIL BOOM LANDING GEAR AND MAIN ROTOR. MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT, NO OTHER INJURIES. BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS 2215 LBS, HOVER OGE LIMIT FOR THE CONDITIONS IS 2340 LBS.

## 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 DEN05CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA097), Jun 26, 2005: Robinson R44 II (N373DM), Indianola, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm which resulted in a loss of control and a hard landing.

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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