# Accident 20051101026009A: Robsin R44, Bourne, MA, November 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bourne, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: FIWL
- Location: 41.6772° N, 70.6008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6772&lon=-70.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319CD-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Reported engine: LYC O540F1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 450 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051101026009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE MUD LIFTING AN EXTERNAL LOAD A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE SEMI ATTACHED MAT INTO THE TAIL ROTOR DAMAGING IT AND CAUSING THE PILOT TO MAKE A CONTROLLED CRASH INTO THE CRANBERRY BOG. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY.

## 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 NYC06CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA020), Nov 1, 2005: Robinson R44 (N319CD), Bourne, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent contact of a lift strap with the tail rotor during external load operations, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor in this accident was…

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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