# Accident 20100808043009A: Robinson He R44, San Sebastian, PR, August 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: San Sebastian, PR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3775° N, 67.0278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3775&lon=-67.0278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N367JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N367JM-2012-08-27) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100808043009A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 8, 2010, APPROXIMATELY 1330 HRS LOCAL TIME, A ROBINSON HELICOPTER MODEL R-44 WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N367JM AND PILOTED BY MR. RAMON ANGLADA, DEPARTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PROPERTY IN AGUADILLA, PUERTO RICO WITH TWO PASSENGER ONBOARD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 13:40 LOCAL TIME THEY LANDED IN HOTEL HACIENDA EL JIBARITO IN SAN SEBASTIAN, PUERTO RICO. MR. RAMON ANGLADA (PIC) DEPARTED THE HACIENDA TO REFUEL THE HELICOPTER AT WESTERN JET CENTER LOCATED IN AGUADILLA AIRPORT (BQN); HE PUT 32 GALLONS OF FUEL. MR. RAMON ANGLADA PICK UP A PASSENGER AT THE REFUELING SITE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF 49 YEARS OLD AND RETURN TO THE HACIENDA TO PICK UP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS LOCAL, THEY BEGAN THE DEPARTURE FROM THE HOTEL HACIENDA EL JIBARITO, ABOUT 20 FEET OF ALTITUDE AND 50 FEET OF DISTANCE, MR RAMON ANGLADA FELT THE HELICOPTER WAS PUSHED BY DOWN DRAFT, HE TRIED TO RECOVER BY PULLING UP THE COLLECTIVE AND GOT THE LOW RPM LIGHT, HE LOWER THE COLLECTIVE A LITTLE BIT TO RECOVER THE RPM AND THAT WHEN HE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA10CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA407), Aug 8, 2010: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N367JM), Aguadilla, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight performance calculations, which resulted in the overweight helicopter's lack of hover capability out of ground effect.

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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