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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Eagle Nest, NM · March 14, 2013

Date: March 14, 2013 · 14:30 local
Place: Eagle Nest, NM
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N392GP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA194
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total225 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N392GPRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Robinson Helicopter R44 IIS/N 11238 · Built 2006 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 II Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 14, 2013, at 14:30 mt, a Robinson R-44, N392GP, registered to global positioning services, inc., had an engine failure and was forced to auto rotate in to field severing the tail boom. This happened near Eagle Nest, NM while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated flight instructor and student were not injured. The flight originated at fort smith, ar and was heading to moab, ut on March 14, 2013

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 14, 2013, AT 14:30 MT, A ROBINSON R-44, N392GP, REGISTERED TO GLOBAL POSITIONING SERVICES, INC., HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS FORCED TO AUTO ROTATE IN TO FIELD SEVERING THE TAIL BOOM. THIS HAPPENED NEAR EAGLE NEST, NM WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT SMITH, AR AND WAS HEADING TO MOAB, UT ON MARCH 14, 2013

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle Nest, NMA total loss of engine power due to a rapid throttle change during autorotation, which the flight instructor initiated in response to a low rotor rpm warning, which resulted from the separation of one of the magnets used to provide rotor rpm indications from…Mar 14, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N392GP · 1

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

Accident 20140528009039AHover/Holding · Birchwood, AKAircraft was performing long line proficiency flying. Aircraft was seen hovering suddenly pitching up and then rolling left and impacting the ground.May 28, 2014 · Destroyed · 1 fatal