# Accident 20110723016289A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Broomfield, CO, July 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2011, 11:33 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Rocky Mountain Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9147° N, 105.1175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9147&lon=-105.1175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 596 total, 444 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA511) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723016289A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 23, 2011 AT 11:33AM A ROBINSON R-44 RAVEN II, N915BW,REGISTERED TO MILE HIGH ROTORS LLC, STRUCK THE TARMAC WITH THE TAIL ROTOR AND LANDED HARD DURING TRANSITION FROM A HOVER TO TAKE-OFF AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITIAN AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, CO. (BJC). VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND NO INJURIES OCCURED. THE FLIGHT ORGINATED FROM ERIE COUNTY AIRPORT, CO. (EIK) ON JULY 23, 2011 AT O7:30.

## 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 CEN11CA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA511), Jul 23, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N915BW), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control due to the pilot's diverted attention as a result of an open door.

## Other reports on N915BW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130606009759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130606009759A), Jun 6, 2013: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N915BW), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. On June 6, 2013, a flight instructor for southern California helicopters flight school was repositioning one of their Robinson R44 ii helicopters (N915BW) from…

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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