# Accident 20120920021169A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Mcminville, OR, September 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2012, 12:40 local time
- Place: Mcminville, OR
- Airport: Mc Minnville Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1944° N, 123.1361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1944&lon=-123.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74744, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74744-2018-01-29) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 165 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120920021169A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CAME IN ON AN INITIAL LANDING; THE PILOT SAID THAT IT WAS SLOPPY SO HE PICKED IT BACK UP (TAKE-OFF). THE HELICOPTER SHOT STRAIGHT UP TO ABOUT 30-40 FEET AND COMPLETING 1 ½ -2 RAPID TURNS. IT THEN CAME DOWN AT A SHARP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE COME CLOSE TO LEVEL BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE NOSE TO THE LEFT SIDE AND THEN ROLLING OVER TO THE LEFT. THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND BLADES DEPARTED THE HELICOPTER. MAIN BLADES WERE DAMAGED BUT STAYED WITH THE HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR HEAD.

## 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 WPR12CA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA431), Sep 20, 2012: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N74744), McMinnville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's aggressive takeoff maneuver, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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