# Accident 20120509007889A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Grants, NM, May 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2012, 09:36 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1542° N, 107.8323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1542&lon=-107.8323&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7523S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 613 total, 138 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509007889A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 10, 2012 AT 9:00 AM N7523S, A ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT INT. AIRPORT FOR PAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PAGE AZ.,  ABOUT .6 HOURS IN TO THE FLIGHT THE COMMERCIAL RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ENTERED INTO A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.  WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER FROM THE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE AUTOROTATION WAS COMPLETED.  THE WEATHER WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED AND A FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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