20090625013569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robsin R44 II · Lakeport, CA · June 25, 2009

Date
June 25, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place
Lakeport, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N515DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA312
Reported as
Robsin R44II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
746 total104 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Engine died during instructional 180 autorotation resulting in hard landing with damage to the main rotor and tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE DIED DURING INSTRUCTIONAL 180 AUTOROTATION RESULTING IN HARD LANDING WITH DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR AND TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.