# Accident 20130302003879A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Ciales, PR, March 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2013, 15:45 local time
- Place: Ciales, PR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3058° N, 66.5678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3058&lon=-66.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N834RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N834RC-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130302003879A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS ENROUTE TO ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT FROM THE TOWN OF YAUCO WHEN THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND IMPACTED THE POWER  LINES AND CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD AND  BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE HELICOPTER UNHARMED. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 ERA13LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA152), Mar 2, 2013: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N834RC), Ciales, PR, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of main rotor rpm for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the helicopter’s engine and associated components did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures…

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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