# Accident 20060528010849A: Robsin R44, Athens, TX, May 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Athens, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3010° N, 96.0091° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3010&lon=-96.0091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42KJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42KJ-2007-04-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 135 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060528010849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2006, AT 1020 AM, CST, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER, R-44-44, N42KJ, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ CRASHED INTO CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR, ATHENS, TEXAS, FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH PRIVATE PILOT PRIVILEGES FOR ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SKY HELIPORT, T57, GARLAND, TEXAS, ON MAY 28, 2006, AT 0950 AM, CST. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MANUFACTURER, FAA, AND NTSB ACCOMPLISHED A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR "LOSS OF POWER". THE ENGINE IS BEING SENT TO THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER FOR TESTING AND TEAR DOWN. THE NTSB IS CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ISSUE. THE NTSB WILL CONTACT THE FAA WITH RESULTS OF ENGINE TESTING.

## 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 DFW06LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA141), May 28, 2006: Robinson R44 (N42KJ), Payne Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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