# Accident 20090503008899A: Robsin R44RAVENII, Cottonwood, AZ, May 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: G30S
- Location: 34.7767° N, 111.9983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7767&lon=-111.9983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441CB-2010-01-28) (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 R44RAVENII
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,077 total, 214 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090503008899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 5-3-09 AT 1230 MST N441CB WAS APPROXIMATELY 4NM NORTH NORTHEAST OF COTTONWOOD AIRPORT, COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA, AND STRUCK THREE POWER LINES.  N441CB AUTOROTATED TO AN OPEN FIELD AND MADE A HARD LANDING.  INSPECTION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: SMASHED LEFT AND RIGHT WIND SCREEN, SEVERAL LARGE DENTS TO THE MAIN ROTOR MAST FARING, BOTH ROTOR BLADES WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED, FORWARD PART OF RIGHT SKID BROKEN, AND THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED FROM THE FRAME AT THE BAY 4 SECTION.  THERE WERE THREE INDICATIONS OF WIRE STRIKE DAMAGE.  THE FIRST STRIKE WAS ON THE FORWARD MID SECTION OF THE CABIN WIND SCREEN.  THE SECOND STRIKE WAS AT THE BASE OF THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR FARING.  THE THIRD STRIKE WAS AT THE MID FORWARD SECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR FARING.

## 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 WPR09CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA224), May 3, 2009: Robinson R44 (N441CB), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from wires.

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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