# Accident 20160602017889A: Robinson Helicopter R44, North Las Vegas, NV, June 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 70HS
- Location: 36.2092° N, 115.1953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2092&lon=-115.1953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441JL-2019-07-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160602017889A

## Narrative

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

ON 02 JUNE 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), A SINGLE ENGINE ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER, OCCUPIED WITH TWO PERSONS IMPACTED THE RAMP ON ITS LEFT SIDE SHORTLY AFTER LIFTING OFF FROM THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT), SOUTH EAST RAMP AREA.

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE ROTORCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY 702 HELICOPTERS INC, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 141.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

DEBRIS FROM THE HELICOPTER ROTOR SYSTEM IMPACTED AND DAMAGED A NEARBY CESSNA AIRCRAFT, CE-501 AND A HANGAR ROLL-UP DOOR, BOTH LOCATED WEST OF THE ROTORCRAFT.

NO INJURIES REPORTED.  NO POST CRASH FIRE REPORTED.

REPORT TO BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE, AS REQUIRED.

## 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 GAA16CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA279), Jun 2, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N441JL), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's incorrect action of interfering with the flight controls and failure to comply with the flight instructor's commands, which resulted in a loss of lateral bank…

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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