# Accident 20060312003399A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Illiamna, AK, March 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2006, 13:20 local time
- Place: Illiamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UPXC
- Location: 59.8000° N, 155.3189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8000&lon=-155.3189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7528Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7528Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44RAVENII
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312003399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT, WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, WAS OPERATING HIS R44 HELICOPTER ON A CFR 135 PASSENGER-CARRYING FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES WEST OF ILLIAMNA, ALASKA. ALTHOUGH VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED, OVERCAST SKIES AND LACK OF CONTRAST ON THE SNOW CREATED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT NEAR SOME BRUSH TO WAIT FOR BETTER LIGHT CONDITIONS. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES PILOT DETERMINED VISIBILITY HAD IMPROVED AND BEGAN TO TAKEOFF. AS HE BEGAN TO PICK UP TO A HOVER HE AGAIN ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LOSS OF VISIBILITY. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ATTAINED SOME FORWARD SPEED AND WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN IT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC06LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA025), Mar 12, 2006: Robinson R44 (N7528Z), Ilimana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions, and his spatial disorientation and loss of control during a subsequent landing attempt. Factors associated with the accident are flat…

## Other reports on N7528Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20170702005659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170702005659I), Jul 2, 2017: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N7528Z), Bornite, AK, Minor damage. Pilot shut down the helicopter on a Remote drilling pad. When the pilot stepped out to load the aircraft it rolled backward off the pad due to not landing more…

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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