# Incident 20130726012699I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Duncannon, PA, July 26, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Duncannon, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3952° N, 77.0277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duncannon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3952&lon=-77.0277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N441BJ) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130726012699I

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM PUSH/PULL TUBE AND ROD END SEPARATED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL.  PILOT PERFORMED AUTO ROTATION.

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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