# Accident 20150320002649A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Lake Hamilton, AR, March 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2015, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lake Hamilton, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4531° N, 93.0383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4531&lon=-93.0383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701CT-2018-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150320002649A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 20, 2015, AT 2000 CST A ROBINSON R44, N701CT COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER AN ATTEMPTED LANDING TO A PRIVATE PROPERTY NEAR LAKE HAMILTON, AR.  THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH DUSK LIGHT PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN STUTTGART, AR AT 1900 CST, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN AND THE SKIDS ROCKED AFT CAUSING THE TAIL SKID TO STRIKE DIRT SURFACE AREA BEHIND THE ELEVATED PAD. THE PILOT REACTED BY APPLYING FULL COLLECTIVE AND REDIRECTING THE HELICOPTER FORWARD AND RIGHT INTO THE WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO THE PAD. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 GAA15CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA013), Mar 21, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N701CT), Lake Hamilton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's overcorrection to the landing pad shifting, which resulted in the helicopter impacting trees. A factor contributing to the accident was the collapse of the landing pad.

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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