# Accident 20141023024512A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Frederick, MD, October 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2014, 15:37 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4108° N, 77.3825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4108&lon=-77.3825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7518Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7518Q) (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: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141023024512A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN AT KFDK AND COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPLANE WHILE ON A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 30.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N122ES, Cirrus Design Corp SR22: [Accident 20141023024502A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141023024502A)

## 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 ERA15FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA025), Oct 23, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N7518Q), Frederick, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the helicopter pilots and the airplane pilot to maintain an adequate visual lookout for known traffic in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to 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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