# Accident 20060204002559A: Robsin R44, Rayville, LA, February 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4200° N, 91.7528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4200&lon=-91.7528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744MD-2019-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Reported engine: LYC O540F1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 673 total, 120 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060204002559A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW06CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA066), Feb 4, 2006: Robinson R44 (N744MD), Rayville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N744MD (1)

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

- [Accident 20050619015289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619015289A), Jun 19, 2005: Robsin R44 (N744MD), Raville, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was conducting short (15 minutes) flights for friends and family from private property location (see lat. Long. Coordinates). This flight was the…

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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