# Accident 20100204027889A: Robinson He R44 II, February 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2010, 23:40 local time
- Airport: Jimani
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.3031° N, 71.6606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.3031&lon=-71.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7535F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7535F-2011-02-22) (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: ROBINSON HE R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10WA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100204027889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING NIGHT VFR,IN A MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FOG WAS REPORTED IN THE AEREA. OBSERVERS SAW THE HELICOPTER HIT A MOUNTAIN TRYING TO CIRCLE AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA.

## 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 ERA10WA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA133), Feb 4, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N7535F), Restauracion, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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