# Accident 20100407031449A: Robinson He R44, San Juan Bautis, CA, April 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Juan Bautis, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8451° N, 121.5369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan Bautista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8451&lon=-121.5369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540-F-1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100407031449A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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