# Accident 20060206001089A: Robsin R44, Helena, MT, February 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2006, 00:29 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7053° N, 111.9769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7053&lon=-111.9769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7085U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7085U-2017-04-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,349 total, 766 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060206001089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 05, 2006 THE PILOT DEPARTED BUTTE, MT IN A ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER AT APPROXIMATELY 2330 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT FLEW THE HELICOPTER TO A POINT 10 MILES NORTH OF THE HELENA REGIONAL AIRPORT AT AN UNKNOWN ALTITUDE. AT APPROXIMATELY 0029 LOCAL TIME ON FEBRUARY 06, 2006 THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY FLEW THE HELICOPTER INTO THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PILOT DIED ON IMPACT AND THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. END.

## 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 SEA06LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA052), Feb 6, 2006: Robinson R44 (N7085U), Helena, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional suicide. The unauthorized use of a helicopter and impairment by alcohol were factors.

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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