# Accident 20140618011719A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Coldfoot, AK, June 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2014, 09:40 local time
- Place: Coldfoot, AK
- Airport: Coldfoot
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QOFA
- Location: 67.7694° N, 149.7483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.7694&lon=-149.7483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74713, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74713-2018-12-18) (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
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140618011719A

## Narrative

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

AN R-44 HELICOPTER OPERATING UNDER PART135 IN VFR CONDITIONS, PICKED UP 2 PASSENGERS AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING APPROXIMATELY 35 NM NORTH OF COLDFOOT AK. THE PILOT CAME TO AN OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HOVER (OGE), AT GROSS WEIGHT AND TERRAIN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT. AT THE PLANNED LANDING AREA. HEADING INTO HIGHER TERRAIN AND DESCENDING INTO THE PLANNED LANDING AREA FROM THE OGE HOVER, THE RPM BEGAN TO DECAY. HE TURNED DOWN HILL IN A DECENT AND TOUCHED DOWN ON A DOWNSLOPE. THE HELICOPTER WENT OVER ON IT'S NOSE AND ROLLED DOWNSLOPE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC14CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA042), Jun 18, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N74713), Coldfoot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an emergency landing on uneven terrain.

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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