# Accident 20050725018309A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Salcha, AK, July 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Salcha, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JKWC
- Location: 64.5341° N, 146.8835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salcha, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5341&lon=-146.8835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N688JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688JK-2017-07-06) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050725018309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN SELECTED AN UNSUITABLE LANDING SITE WHICH CONTAINED AN OBSTRUCTION (A DEAD TREE). WHEN HE DETECTED THE TREE HE ALTERED HIS APPROACH PATH SLIGHTLY AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH UNTIL THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE TREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH ROTOR BLADES. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AND NOTING THE DAMAGE THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE LODGE 5 MILES AWAY STATING THAT WHERE HE SHUT DOWN WAS SWAMPY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWLY SINKING INTO THE MUCK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N688JK (1)

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

- [Accident 20060529012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529012089A), May 29, 2006: Robsin R44RAVENII (N688JK), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed with sling and empty steel cage on hook. While in transition one and a half minutes into the flight he felt a shudder in the tail rotor…

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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