# Accident 20110430019079A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Indiana, PA, April 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2011, 20:40 local time
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Airport: Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart F
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6208° N, 79.1494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6208&lon=-79.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445AB-2017-05-31) (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 HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,484 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110430019079A

## Narrative

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

4/30/2011 AT 20:37 HELICOPTER N445AB CRASHED AT 700 KLONDYKE AVENUE IN THE CITY OF INDIANA, PA.DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO HOUSES AND CAME TO A REST WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS SHEARED OFF NEAR THE BLADE ROOT AND ON A HOUSE ROOF FORWARD OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE OTHER MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAD SEVERE IMPACT DAMAGE AND THE HOUSE TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT HAS DAMAGE THAT REFLECTS THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE IMPRESSION IN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE TAIL ROTOR YOKE AND BLADES ARE SEVERLY BENT AND ALSO IMPACTED THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE ADJACENT TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA11FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA272), May 1, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N445AB), Indiana, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's operation of the helicopter at a low-forward airspeed out of ground effect, which resulted in the helicopter’s loss of translational lift and tail rotor authority and the pilot’s…

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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