# Incident 20120809016909I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Lake City, AR, August 9, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lake City, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8194° N, 90.4539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8194&lon=-90.4539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89LA-2020-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120809016909I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 9, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST, A ROBINSON R44, N89LA, REGISTERED TO AG ROTARIE INC, COLLIDED WITH A GUIDEWIRE AND AUTOROTATED IN TO A COTTON FIELD IN LAKE CITY, ARKANSAS WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE ROTORCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE ROTORCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CLASSIC AIRSTRIP IN JONESBORO AND WAS EN ROUTE TO A COTTON GIN IN LAKE CITY.

## Other reports on N89LA (1)

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

- [Accident 20200808016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200808016139A), Aug 8, 2020: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N89LA), Logan, IA, Destroyed. Pilot noticed engine and rotor RPM issues associated with a "popping" noise. Helicopter entered power on decent, pilot flared and impacted the ground hard,…

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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