# Accident 20090901016449A: Robsin R44, Jackson, MS, September 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2009, 14:25 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Hawkins Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3314° N, 90.2072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3314&lon=-90.2072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33PX-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R44
- Reported engine: LYC O540F1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA497) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090901016449A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG CLEARED FOR AN OPTION APPROACH TO THE HAWKINS FIELD AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT THAT WAS NOT ARRESTED, STRIKING TWO TREES, A CHAINLINK FENCE AND COMING TO REST AGAINST THE BACK PORCH OF A PRIVATE RESIDENCE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRIVATELY OWNED AND WAS BEING RENTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR THROUGH THE 40-40 PROGRAM.  A SECOND FAA INSPECTOR WAS ALSO ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AS A PASSENGER.  HE WAS NOT CURRENT IN ROTORCRAFT OR RATED TO FLY THE R-44.  NOTE: THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE EXAMINED THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 12, 2009.  AN AMENDED 8020-23 FORM WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE EXAMINATION.

## 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 ERA09FA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA497), Sep 1, 2009: Robinson R44 (N33PX), Jackson, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm, 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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