# Accident 20130206002119A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Tulsa, OK, February 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2013, 17:35 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1983° N, 95.8881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1983&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276RC (not matched to a registry record)
- 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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 966 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130206002119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED A HOVER AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM FBO AT TUL. TOWER INSTRUCTED HIM TO TURN TO A HEADIG OF 210 DEGREES FOR DEPARTURE. AT THIS TIME HE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL FOR THE TURN AND FELT A SHAKE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THE NOSE YAWED, HE PLACED THE THROTTLE IN DETENTAND AUTO ROTATED TO THE GROUND. THE HELOCOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN13LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA155), Feb 6, 2013: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N276RC), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The line technician’s failure to remove the refueling mat from the helicopter fuselage following servicing, which resulted in the mat striking the tail rotor in flight, and the pilot’s inadequate…

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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