# Accident 20150621009779A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Danville, AR, June 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Danville, AR
- Airport: Russelville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0517° N, 93.3914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0517&lon=-93.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305CG-2017-01-13) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,874 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621009779A

## Narrative

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

HISTORY OF FLIGHT

ON JUNE 21, 2015, ABOUT 1600 (CDT) CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A 2006 ROBINSON HELICOPTER, R-44 II, N305CG, IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE RUSSELLVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (RUE), RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH OPERATED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RUE AND WAS DESTINED FOR A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED HE LOST POWER AND DESCENDED.  THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON UNEVEN GROUND AFTER SUSTAINING A HARD LANDING AND ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE.  THERE WERE NO WITNESSES WHO OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT.

PILOT INFORMATION

THE PILOT HOLDS COMMERCIAL PRIVILEGES FOR (AMEL) AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND, (ASEL) AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND (HEL) ROTORCAFT-HELICOPTER AND (INSTA) INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE. HIS LAST SECOND CLASS FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, (FAA) MEDICAL WAS ISSUED ON JULY 31, 2014. A CURRENT PILOT LOGBOOK WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

THE 2006 ROBINSON HELICOPTER, R-44 II, N305CG, SERIAL NUMBER 11492, WAS A SINGLE SHAFT ROTOR SYSTEM, RECIPROCATING LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5 ENGINE, SEMI-MONOCOQUE AIRFRAME, WITH FIXED GEAR LANDING SKIDS, CONFIGURED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 4 OCCUPANTS.

## 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 CEN15LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA285), Jun 21, 2015: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N305CG), Danville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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