# Accident 20110712028389A: Robinson R-66, Bogota, July 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bogota
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 4.2431° N, 74.8289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.2431&lon=-74.8289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N810AG-2011-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R66 (registry code 7640130, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C300 series (registry code 54225, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON R-66
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11RA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11RA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110712028389A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 12, 2011, THE HELICOPTER DEPAR FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED ON JULY 12, 2011, FOR A 45 MINUTE FLIGHT SOUTH OFSKGI. THE FLIGHT PLAN ALSO LISTED THE FUEL ENDURANCE AS 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES, 2 ON-BOARD, AND THE ALTITUDE TO BE 2,500 FEET.THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM SKGI AT 2037 UTC. THE FLIGHTPROCEEDED SOUTH OF SKGI, AND BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER ESTIMATION, THE HELICOPTER CLIMBEDNO MORE THAN 250 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AFTER TAKEOFF THERE WAS NO DISTRESS CALL MADE BY ANY OCCUPANT OF THE HELICOPTER.A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE HELICOPTER FLYING NORTHEAST BOUND, THEN HEARD A CRACK SOUND, THEN SAW SOMETHING SEPARATE FROM THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 ERA11RA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11RA398), Jul 12, 2011: Robinson R66 (N810AG), Girardot, Colombia, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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