# Accident 20140528009039A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Birchwood, AK, May 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2014, 14:39 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: 3HLL
- Location: 61.4178° N, 149.5008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4178&lon=-149.5008&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 2,150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140528009039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING LONG LINE PROFICIENCY FLYING. AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN HOVERING SUDDENLY PITCHING UP AND THEN ROLLING LEFT AND IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC14FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14FA030), May 28, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N392GP), Chugiak, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the helicopter due to impairment or incapacitation from a sudden, acute cardiac event.

## Other reports on N392GP (1)

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

- [Accident 20130314002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130314002929A), Mar 14, 2013: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N392GP), Eagle Nest, NM, Substantial damage. 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…

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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