# Accident 20130403004189A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Kendall, FL, April 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kendall, FL
- Airport: Kendall-Tamiami Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6422° N, 80.3881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6422&lon=-80.3881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3101H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3101H-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,840 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130403004189A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR BLADES WERE REPLACED AND BOTH AIRMEN WERE TRACKING THE ROTOR BLADES.  ON SECOND FLIGHT, AND APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF TMB AIRPORT, AN IN FLIGHT BREAK UP OCCURRED RESULTING IN 2 FATALITIES.  A MAIN ROTOR PITCH CHANGE LINK WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE RIGHT AND 50 FEET BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE.

## 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 ERA13FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA186), Apr 3, 2013: Robinson R44 (N3101H), Miami, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to properly secure the pitch link hardware of one main rotor blade to the rotating swash plate, which resulted in the pitch link separating in flight and the pilot's subsequent…

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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