# Accident 20060413006999A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Fredricksburg, TX, April 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2006, 18:40 local time
- Place: Fredricksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2342° N, 98.9006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2342&lon=-98.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123CK-2007-03-13) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060413006999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 13, 2006, AT 1840 HOURS, A ROBINSON R-44, CRASHED A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF. DAY VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT IN FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS AND HAD JUST CLEARED THE RAMP ON AN EASTERLY DIRECTION WHEN IT STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE PILOT IS STILL IN INTENSIVE CARE IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL PENDING REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOURS THE PILOT HAS IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AS WELL AS HIS TOTAL TIME HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO INTERVIEW HIM AND HIS PILOT LOGS ARE UNAVAILABLE. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PASSED AWAY JUNE 15, 2007 FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED AND NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK FORWARDED TO ATTORNEY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 DFW06FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA102), Apr 13, 2006: Robinson R44 II (N123CK), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. Contributing factors were the dusk light condition and the pilot's non-compliance with standard taxi and takeoff procedures.

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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