# Incident 20150115000979I: Robinson Helicopter R44, Moreno Valley, CA, January 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2015, 19:45 local time
- Place: Moreno Valley, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9375° N, 117.2306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moreno Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9375&lon=-117.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N363SK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150115000979I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MODERATE TO SEVERE VIBRATIONS FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF RPM AND A LOW RPM WARNING.  PILOT LANDED IN A VACANT AND UNOCCUPIED FIELD.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS, PROPERTY OR AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N363SK (1)

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

- [Incident 20160512007559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160512007559I), May 12, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N363SK), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. A FAA inspector was adminstering an aircraft competency check to an airman as part of a part 135 air carrier certification. The airman, who was on 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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