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FAA accident report · Robinson He R44 · San Juan Bautis, CA · April 7, 2010

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Date
April 7, 2010 · 15:00 local
Place
San Juan Bautis, CA
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N144RF
Reported as
Robinson He R44
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540-F-1B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N144RFRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R44S/N 1223 · Built 2002Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Personnel of this office were investigating a low flying complaint made on March 30 2010, which occurred at approximately 1500 hours on October 29, 2009, involving the operation of Robinson helicopter, N144RF, in the area of king city, California. The helicopter was piloted by privacy data omitted to a field in san Juan batista. privacy data omitted Decided after his initial landing to reposition the helicopter to a location closer to the parties he was meeting. During his repositioning maneuvers the helicopter made contact with over head power lines, and resulted in an emergency landing and main rotor tail strike.NTSB assigned accident number WPR10CA193 on April 07, 2010 as a result of the investigation

As the FAA filed it

PERSONNEL OF THIS OFFICE WERE INVESTIGATING A LOW FLYING COMPLAINT MADE ON MARCH 30 2010, WHICH OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS ON OCTOBER 29, 2009, INVOLVING THE OPERATION OF ROBINSON HELICOPTER, N144RF, IN THE AREA OF KING CITY, CALIFORNIA. THE HELICOPTER WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO A FIELD IN SAN JUAN BATISTA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED AFTER HIS INITIAL LANDING TO REPOSITION THE HELICOPTER TO A LOCATION CLOSER TO THE PARTIES HE WAS MEETING. DURING HIS REPOSITIONING MANEUVERS THE HELICOPTER MADE CONTACT WITH OVER HEAD POWER LINES, AND RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND MAIN ROTOR TAIL STRIKE.NTSB ASSIGNED ACCIDENT NUMBER WPR10CA193 ON APRIL 07, 2010 AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION