# Accident 20110508008649A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Golden, CO, May 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2011, 14:30 local time
- Place: Golden, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7339° N, 105.2450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7339&lon=-105.2450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N921JM) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,771 total, 1,556 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110508008649A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 8, 2011, AT 1430 HOURS MDT, A ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER, N921JM, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE MANEUVERING IN GOLDEN, COLORADO. THERE WERE 3 SOB'S WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA325), May 8, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N921JM), Golden, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to operate the helicopter at a high density altitude near terrain, which resulted in a settling with power condition.

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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