# Accident 20090927019419A: Robins R44II, Las Vegas, NV, September 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2711° N, 115.6958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2711&lon=-115.6958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29LE-2012-06-21) (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: ROBINS R44II
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,578 total, 359 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA470) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090927019419A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME, N29LE, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER (R-44-II), CRASHED AND BURNED, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET MSL 20 MILES WNW OF VGT AIRPORT.  THERE WERE THREE SOLES ONBOARD, ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS.  THERE WERE NO FATALITIES.  THE PILOT RECEIVED A MANOR INJURY TO HIS FOOT.  ONE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED BURNS AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO UMC HOSPITAL.  THE OTHER PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT INJURED.  AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE ON A PART 91 NON REVENUE SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT.  THE IIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INTERVIEW THE PASSENGERS.  ALTHOUGH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DO SO.  NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH N29LE WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 WPR09CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA470), Sep 28, 2009: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N29LE), Mt Charleston, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and terrain clearance while maneuvering at a low altitude above high terrain. Contributing to the accident was a downdraft and high density altitude.

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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