# Incident 20140215001019I: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Halstad, MN, February 15, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Halstad, MN
- Airport: Solum Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3511° N, 96.8257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Halstad, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3511&lon=-96.8257&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521GH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521GH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 (registry code 41899, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ae1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 383 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140215001019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISCOVERED TAIL ROTOR DAMAGE UPON POST FLIGHT AFTER CONFINED AREA OPERATIONS. THE PILOT STATED HE MAY HAVE HIT A TREE BRANCH DURING OPERATION.

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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