# Accident 20060207001789A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Minen, NV, February 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2006
- Place: Minen, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9689° N, 119.8222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9689&lon=-119.8222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N447SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N447SH-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44RAVENII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 56 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060207001789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM ON FEBRUARY 7, 2006, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MINDEN/TAHOE AIRPORT, MINDEN, NV., FLYING A ROBINSON R44II HELICOPTER, N447SH ON FLIGHT TO HIS HOME LOCATED AT 1000 KINGSBURY GRADE, GARDNERVILLE, NV. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:04 AM THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND BURNED THREE MILES WEST OF THE MINDEN/TAHOE AIRPORT CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 LAX06FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA104), Feb 7, 2006: Robinson R44 II (N447SH), Minden, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The divergence of the main rotor from its normal plane of rotation for an undetermined reason, which resulted in main rotor/tail boom contact and loss of control.

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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