# Accident 20090724013619A: Robsin R44II, Dunedin, FL, July 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2009, 18:45 local time
- Place: Dunedin, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0303° N, 82.8247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0303&lon=-82.8247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N645JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N645JC-2012-09-10) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090724013619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 EDT, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER, MODEL R-44, N645JC SERIAL #12575, DEPARTED PETER O'KNIGHT AIRPORT, TAMPA FLORIDA FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1845 EDT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, OFFSHORE CALADESI ISLE, FLORIDA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA09LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA421), Jul 24, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N645JC), Dunedin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power 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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