# Incident 20080916854689I: Robsin R44II, Redding, CA, September 16, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125AS-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44II
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AE1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,892 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080916854689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT AT 5,000 FT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER.  THE PILOT AUTOROTATED TO THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED GROUND DAMAGE TO THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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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