# Accident 20140711014649A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, July 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2014, 07:30 local time
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6096° N, 104.9498° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6096&lon=-104.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69MP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140711014649A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/11/2014 AT 0730 MDT, N69MP, A ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER LOST ROTOR RPM AND MADE A RUN ON LANDING ON THE APRON AREA OF THE CENNTENNIAL AIRPORT HELIPLEX (APA). THERE WERE 4 PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN14CA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA360), Jul 11, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N69MP), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the helicopter during the takeoff resulting in low rotor rpm and impact of the fuel trailer during the running landing.

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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