# Accident 20140824013789A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Pahrump, NV, August 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2014, 06:45 local time
- Place: Pahrump, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2181° N, 116.1753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2181&lon=-116.1753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4246Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4246Z-2020-06-05) (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-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,296 total, 1,790 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140824013789A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING UNDER PART 91, THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, ENTERED A POWER-ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. THE POWER WAS REDUCED AND RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER .  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO A DRY LAKE BED. DURING THE GROUND RUN THE AIRCRAFT ROCKED FORWARD AND ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 WPR14LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA353), Aug 24, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N4246Z), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during a practice autorotation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that…

## Other reports on N4246Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20190103000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190103000089A), Jan 3, 2019: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N4246Z), Grace, ID, Substantial damage. While manuvering the aircraft down a coyote trail approximately 30 feet off the ground on pilots property, the pilot struck a quarter inch power line with the…

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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