# Accident 20110830022459A: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Dutch Harbor, AK, August 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2011, 13:45 local time
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK
- Airport: Dutch Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 53.3833° N, 167.6417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.3833&lon=-167.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169CW-2017-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA (registry code 7640110, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22-beta) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 750 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110830022459A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN, HE TOOK OFF FROM DUTCH HARBOR AIRPORT TO FLY BACK TO THE BERING PACIFIC RANCH HIS EMPLOYER AND OWENR OF THE AIRCRAFT. ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT AT APPROX 300' THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND QUIT. THE AIRMAN AUTO-ROTATED DOWN BUT COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE BEACH AND LANDED IN THE WATER. THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE BROKE DURING RECORVERY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE WATER AND WILL PROBABLY BE SENT TO LOS ANGELES FOR EXAMINATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

## 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 ANC11LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA099), Aug 30, 2011: Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta (N169CW), Unalaska, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in cruise flight for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N169CW (1)

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

- [Accident 20000714005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000714005639A), Jul 14, 2000: Robsin R22BETA (N169CW), Lake Piru, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During the flare and level-off while practicing full touchdown autorotations the main rotor severed the tailboom. (.4) on July 14, 2000, at 0945 hours…

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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