# Accident 20110704017609A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Lakewood, NJ, July 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lakewood, NJ
- Airport: Lakewood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0667° N, 74.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0667&lon=-74.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64JM-2017-05-23) (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 HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total, 283 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704017609A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PIC THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSTIONED FROM N12 TO KBLM AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 EDT ON 04 JULY 2011 WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD. AS SOON AS THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF THE GROUND  AND BEGAN TO TAXI FORWARD, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ANTI-TORQUE CONTROL. THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT. THE PIC APPLIED FULL LEFT PEDAL, HOWEVER THE SPIN DID NOT STOP. HE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND EXCUTED A HOVERING AUTOROTATION. UPON CLEARING AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND HE THEN EXCUTED THE HOVER AUTO. BOTH SKIDS SPREAD WHEN THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND. BOTH PERSONS EXITED THE HELICOPTER UNDER THEIR ON POWER. (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 ERA11LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA380), Jul 4, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N64JM), Lakewood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate yaw control of the helicopter while hovering.

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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