# Accident 20080921850459A: Robsin R44II, Kenosha, WI, September 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2008, 05:38 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6217° N, 87.9597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6217&lon=-87.9597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999ZD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999ZD-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44II
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 329 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080921850459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMEBER 21, 2008, AT OR ABOUT 0538 CST, N999ZD, A ROBINSON R44II, COLLIDED WITH A HOUSE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT (ENW); THE HOME OWNER'S ADDRESS IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE HELICOPTER ENTERED THROUGH THE ROOF TOP, DOWN THE HOME'S STAIRWELL, OUT THE FRONT OF THE HOME, THEN TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET FURTHER, BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE NEIGHBOR'S LAWN.  THE HELICOPTER WAS CONSIDERED DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION AND POST CRASH FIRE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIS PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE PILOT DEPARTED THE HORSESHOE CASINO HELIPORT (2IG3), IN WHITING, INDIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 0430 CST FOR A FLIGHT TO THE ENW AIRPORT.  THE MILWAUKEE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATC) INDICATED THAT THEIR RADAR DISPLAYED AN AIRCRAFT FLYING IN FROM THE SOUTH; HOWEVER, THE PILOT DID NOT ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION.  THE RADAR PLOT SHOWS A NORTHERLY FLIGHT PATH, BEFORE ALIGNING WITH RUNWAY 32.  THE FLIGHT TRACK CAME TO WITHIN APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE FROM THE AIRPORT BEFORE REVERSING COURSE, AND MAKING A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST; DISAPPEARING FROM RADAR AT APPROXIMATLEY 0538.  INSTRUMENT METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE KENOSHA AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.  THE WEATHER REPORTED AT 0534 CST, AT THE KENOSHA AIRPORT WAS: 3/4 MILES VISIBILITY IN MIST, CEILING OVERCAST AT 100 FEET, WINDS FROM THE NORTH AT 3 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 17 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT 16 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND THE ALTIMETER READING WAS 30.26 INCHES.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED 5/1/2008.  THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT HE HAD APPLIED FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CHI08FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA293), Sep 21, 2008: Robinson R44 II (N999ZD), Kenosha, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain clearance from terrain resulting in an in-flight collision with a house. Contributing to the accident was the night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and the…

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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