# Accident 20140702017299A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Olathe, KS, July 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2014, 15:20 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8539° N, 94.7353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8539&lon=-94.7353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225TV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225TV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,438 total, 25 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140702017299A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER PARKED FACING THE NORTH ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE.  WIND WAS OUT OF THE NORTH AT 15 GUSTING TO 23 MPH.

DURING SHUTDOWN SEQUENCE, AS HE RELEASED THE ROTOR BRAKE, THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ONE BLADE CONTACTED THE TAILBOOM.

## 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 CEN14CA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA338), Jul 2, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N225TV), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's engine shutdown procedure.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.