# Accident 20130314002929A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Eagle Nest, NM, March 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2013, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eagle Nest, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5572° N, 105.2553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5572&lon=-105.2553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N392GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N392GP-2018-03-13) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 225 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130314002929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN13LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA194), Mar 14, 2013: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N392GP), Eagle Nest, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

## Other reports on N392GP (1)

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

- [Accident 20140528009039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140528009039A), May 28, 2014: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N392GP), Birchwood, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was performing long line proficiency flying. Aircraft was seen hovering suddenly pitching up and then rolling left and impacting the ground.

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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