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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R44 · Miami, FL · January 22, 2008

Date: January 22, 2008 · 12:34 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Dade-Collier Training And Tran
Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N18HB
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA08FA044
Reported as: Robsin R44
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total15 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N18HBRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Robinson Helicopter R44S/N 0634 · Built 1999 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 Engine modelLycoming 0-540F1 SERIEReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On January 22, 2008 on about 1234 eastern standard time, a Robinson R-44, N18HB, registered to alex mill development corp. and operated by the pilots privacy data omitted as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. N18HB collided with the ground and burned on runway 27 at Dade Collier airport (tnt). Both pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. N18HB departed ft. lauderdale executive airport (fxe) at 1140 eastern standard time, VFR condition prevailed. The aircraft was destroyed, no flight plan was filed. A witness stated N18HB took off downwind with a high rate of vertical speed to about 200 feet turning to the right. The aircraft rolled left becoming inverted with the rotor blades slowing to a stop and continued rolling to the left until becoming right side up and descended in a left roll/nose down attitude colliding with the ground. Upon impact with the ground the aircraft caught fire followed by an explosion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 22, 2008 ON ABOUT 1234 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A ROBINSON R-44, N18HB, REGISTERED TO ALEX MILL DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOTS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. N18HB COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND BURNED ON RUNWAY 27 AT DADE COLLIER AIRPORT (TNT). BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. N18HB DEPARTED FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE) AT 1140 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, VFR CONDITION PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A WITNESS STATED N18HB TOOK OFF DOWNWIND WITH A HIGH RATE OF VERTICAL SPEED TO ABOUT 200 FEET TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT BECOMING INVERTED WITH THE ROTOR BLADES SLOWING TO A STOP AND CONTINUED ROLLING TO THE LEFT UNTIL BECOMING RIGHT SIDE UP AND DESCENDED IN A LEFT ROLL/NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND. UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE FOLLOWED BY AN EXPLOSION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA08FA044Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportOchopee, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident were a tailwind condition and the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision.Jan 22, 2008 · Substantial damage