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FAA accident report · Robsin R44 · Rayville, LA · February 4, 2006

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Date
February 4, 2006 · 16:00 local
Place
Rayville, LA
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N744MD
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW06CA066
Reported as
Robsin R44
Reported engine
Lycoming O540F1B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
673 total120 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N744MDRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2019 · Robinson Helicopter R44S/N 0259 · Built 1996Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44Engine modelLycoming 0-540F1 SERIEReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted is a pvt. Pilot with sel, MEL, instrument airplane, and rotorcraft ratings. The pilot privacy data omitted suffered an initial accident in his R44 helicopter on 25 July 2005 and was sent a 44709 letter regarding his reexamination for competency in helicopters. He requested a delay pending repair of his helicopter and was granted it. His helicopter was finally repaired in jan of 2006 but needed five hours of "run time" before flying beyond the local flying area. The pilot privacy data omitted was in the process of accumulating the five hours when he suffered another accident in the same helicopter. The accident was a carbon copy of the earlier accident in that during takeoff, the helicopter suffered a loss of main rotor RPM followed by the low RPM audio warning, followed by a loss of tail rotor authority and loss of directional control, followed by a crash landing by the pilot privacy data omitted with significant damage done to the helicopter but no injuries to people on board.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ IS A PVT. PILOT WITH SEL, MEL, INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE, AND ROTORCRAFT RATINGS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SUFFERED AN INITIAL ACCIDENT IN HIS R44 HELICOPTER ON 25 JULY 2005 AND WAS SENT A 44709 LETTER REGARDING HIS REEXAMINATION FOR COMPETENCY IN HELICOPTERS. HE REQUESTED A DELAY PENDING REPAIR OF HIS HELICOPTER AND WAS GRANTED IT. HIS HELICOPTER WAS FINALLY REPAIRED IN JAN OF 2006 BUT NEEDED FIVE HOURS OF "RUN TIME" BEFORE FLYING BEYOND THE LOCAL FLYING AREA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ACCUMULATING THE FIVE HOURS WHEN HE SUFFERED ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN THE SAME HELICOPTER. THE ACCIDENT WAS A CARBON COPY OF THE EARLIER ACCIDENT IN THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED A LOSS OF MAIN ROTOR RPM FOLLOWED BY THE LOW RPM AUDIO WARNING, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY A CRASH LANDING BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DONE TO THE HELICOPTER BUT NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE ON BOARD.

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 DFW06CA066Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRayville, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM, which resulted in a hard landing.Feb 4, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N744MD · 1

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

Accident 20050619015289ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Raville, LA(-23) Pilot was conducting short (15 minutes) flights for friends and family from private property location (see lat. Long. Coordinates). This flight was the third in a series of flights and lifted off with the pilot and three passengers aboard. Immediately…Jun 19, 2005 · Substantial damage