# Accident 20070226001899A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Covington, GA, February 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6261° N, 83.8431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6261&lon=-83.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448BP-2007-05-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070226001899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/26/07, N448BP, HELICOPTER, ROBINSON, R-44-II, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT COVINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (9A1). THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A SOLO FLIGHT WITH INSTRUCTOR ASSISTANCE BY RADIO. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED. PILOT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 ATL07CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA046), Feb 26, 2007: Robinson R-44 (N448BP), Covington, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during liftoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the ground.

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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