# Accident 20090625013569A: Robsin R44II, Lakeport, CA, June 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0764° N, 123.0322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0764&lon=-123.0322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515DG-2010-10-19) (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 IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 746 total, 104 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090625013569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR09LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA312), Jun 25, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N515DG), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power while maneuvering 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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