# Accident 20080122014309A: Robsin R44, Miami, FL, January 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2008, 12:34 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Dade-Collier Training And Tran
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8614° N, 80.8806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8614&lon=-80.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18HB-2017-06-07) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080122014309A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA08FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA044), Jan 22, 2008: Robinson R44 (N18HB), Ochopee, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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