20050921026419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R44 · Batesville, TX · September 21, 2005

Date: September 21, 2005 · 11:00 local
Place: Batesville, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N748BP
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05CA250
Reported as: Robsin R44
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total207 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N748BPRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R44 IIS/N 10994 · Built 2005 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 II Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On September 21, 2005, at approximately 11:00 local time, the pilot of the R44 helicopter was conducting a game count. There were 3 passengers on board. The temperature was approximately 40 degrees celsius with no wind. While maneuvering to count deer, the helicopter settled with power into tall bushes. The occupants sustained no injuries. The helicopter was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF THE R44 HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING A GAME COUNT. THERE WERE 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES CELSIUS WITH NO WIND. WHILE MANEUVERING TO COUNT DEER, THE HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER INTO TALL BUSHES. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

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 DFW05CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBatesville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm and his subsequent encounter with settling with power.Sep 21, 2005 · Substantial damage