# Accident 20100515033829A: Robinson He R44, Seward, AK, May 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2010, 10:43 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Airport: Seward
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UPXC
- Location: 60.2333° N, 149.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2333&lon=-149.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81191, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81191) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HE R44
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 65 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100515033829A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING ON SNOW COVERED GLACIER, AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON BACK.  FLAT LIGHT/WHITE OUT.

## 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 ANC10CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA040), May 15, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N81191), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from snow-covered terrain while hovering in flat light conditions, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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