# Accident 20141222021639A: Robinson Helicopter Co R66, Henniker, NH, December 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2014, 08:40 local time
- Place: Henniker, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1806° N, 71.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1806&lon=-71.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64HF-2019-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R66 (registry code 7640130, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 (registry code 54232, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c300-a1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C300/A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 70 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141222021639A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED HE ARRIVED AT HIS HELIPAD AND IT WAS SNOW COVERED. HE SAID THE BLACK TOP AREA NEXT TO THE HELIPAD WAS CLEAR AND APPEARED JUST TO BE WET.  HE HOVERED OVER THE BLACK TOP AND STARTED HIS LANDING. HE SAID INITIALLY WHEN THE SKIDS TOUCHED DOWN IT FELT GOOD SO HE PROCEED TO COMPLETE MOVING THE COLLECTIVE DOWN.

THE PIC STATED THAT THEN IMMEDIATLEY THE HELCOPTER ROTATED ON THE GROUND AT LEAST 1 1/2 TIMES AND SLIDING INTO THE SNOW BANK ON THE EDGE OF THE BLACK TOP AREA. THE TAIL BOOM THEN STRUCK THE SNOW BANK. PIC COMPLETED THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

## 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 ERA15CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA079), Dec 22, 2014: Robinson Helicopter R66 (N64HF), Henniker, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing, which resulted in a collision with a snow bank. Contributing to the accident was ice that covered the landing surface.

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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