# Accident 20080829845049A: Robsin R44, Point Lookout, MO, August 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2008, 16:15 local time
- Place: Point Lookout, MO
- Airport: M. Graham Clark - Taney County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5000° N, 93.3089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5000&lon=-93.3089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41411, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080829845049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, THE NEW ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER WAS BEING FLOWN ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA TO MATTOON, ILLINOIS.  ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, THE HELICOPTER WAS FLYING IN A STRAIGHT LEVEL CONFIGURATION WHEN THEY HEARD AN INCREASE IN NOISE MOMENTARILY AND THEN THE HELICOPTER APPEARED TO DESCEND VERTICALLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.  THE NOSE THEN TILTED DOWNWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR TABLE ROCK LAKE IN HOLLISTER, MISSOURI.

## 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 DFW08FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA218), Aug 29, 2008: Robinson R44 II (N41411), Ridgedale, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control 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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