# Accident 20080405832579A: Robsin R44, Pahrump, NV, April 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2008, 15:47 local time
- Place: Pahrump, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3069° N, 115.9889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3069&lon=-115.9889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510JM-2009-05-29) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 43 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080405832579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 5, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1547 LOCAL TIME, N510JM, ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURE NEAR PAHRUMP, NEVADA. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR TWO PASSENGERS. THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE INITIATED AN EMERGENCY CLUTCH MALFUNCTION PROCEDURE DUE TO LOSS OF MAIN ROTOR RPM. NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT HIS STATEMENT WAS DISCOVERED AT THE CRASH SITE.

## 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 SEA08LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA104), Apr 5, 2008: Robinson R44 (N510JM), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of the engine to transmission drive train continuity while on approach for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were lack of suitable terrain for a run-on landing, and cars on…

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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