34.2257° N, 77.9447° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 2013 · 12:10 local
Place
Wilmington, NC
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
CFDMR
Reported as
Robinson R-44
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot (canadian certifcated) made precautionary emergency landing in a field approximately 6.25 miles NE of ilm due to engine and rotor overspeed indication. 2 persons on board. No injuries or damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT (CANADIAN CERTIFCATED) MADE PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6.25 MILES NE OF ILM DUE TO ENGINE AND ROTOR OVERSPEED INDICATION. 2 PERSONS ON BOARD. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.