# Accident 20160607006339A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Chireno, TX, June 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chireno, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5669° N, 94.3392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5669&lon=-94.3392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41407, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41407-2021-07-22) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 80 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160607006339A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED IN CREEK IN OPEN FIELD. LEFT SKID STUCK IN MUD CAUSING HELICOPTER TO FLIP OVER ON ITS SIDE AT IMPACT.  MAIN ROTOR BLADES CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND WERE SEVERLY DAMAGED. TAIL BOOM BROKE IN HALF AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED GROUND AND TAIL BOOM SEVERLY DAMAGED.  SKIDS WERE BENT UPWARD TOWARD FUSELAGE.  WIND SCREEN WAS BROKEN, DOORS ARE BENT, FUSELAGE BENT AND DAMAGED.  ALL AIRCRAFT PARTS AND COMPONENTS WERE AT THE CRASH SIGHT.

## 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 GAA16CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA297), Jun 7, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N41407), Chireno, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the helicopter rolling over during landing, and substantial damage to the tail boom.

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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