# Accident 20060101000639A: Robsin R44, Grand Ridge, FL, January 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2006, 19:00 local time
- Place: Grand Ridge, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6672° N, 85.0600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6672&lon=-85.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442DH-2015-05-19) (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*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060101000639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF SITE REVEALED THAT THE HELICOPTER N442DH, COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL TREES, BECAME INVERTED IMPACTED GROUND AND WAS FURTHER DESTROYED BY POST FIRE. INJURY SUSTAINED BY PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE FATAL.

## 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 MIA06FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA039), Jan 2, 2006: Robinson R44 (N442DH), Grand Ridge, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, and his impairment, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain during cruise flight.

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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