# Accident 20100716038919A: Robinson He R44 II, Salt Lake City, UT, July 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2010, 15:20 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7883° N, 111.9778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7883&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944DW-2012-08-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 93 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100716038919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD LANDED ON A TRAILER, DIDN'T LIKE THE POSITION AND DETERMINED HE WOULD REPOSITION. AS HE BEGAN THE REPOSITIONING HE INDICATED THAT THE NOSE ROSE AND TO THE LEFT. HE OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND ROLLED THE HELICOPTER OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AN OBSERVER WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND A MECHANIC FOR THE HELICOPTER OPERATOR WHO WAS NEAR BY, AIDED IN RESCUING THOSE INVOLVED AND WAS SERIOUSLY BURNED.

## 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 WPR10LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA354), Jul 16, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N944DW), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while attempting to move the helicopter laterally without first lifting it fully off its landing platform.

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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