# Accident 20160804015999A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Homer, AK, August 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5853° N, 151.3294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5853&lon=-151.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N719TF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N719TF-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,760 total, 230 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160804015999A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN DESCENT FROM CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1000 FEET OVER BEACH ON SIGHTSEEEING FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOUD BANG WITH SLIGHT YAW AND MEDIUM FREQUENCY VIBRATION.  PILOT BEGAN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT AND LANDED ON BEACH WITH NO INCIDENT.  ONLOOKERS ON THE BEACH STATED THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BIRD.  INSPECTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR IDENTIFIED ROTATIONAL DEFORMITY TO ONE BLADE CONSISTENT WITH CONTACT WITH SEMI-SOLID OBJECT.  DEFLECTION OF BLADE TIP APPROXIMATELY .080 INCH WITH SLIGHT WRINKLE IN SKIN AT BLADE ROOT.   AIRCRAFT RECOVERED BY BARGE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

## 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 ANC16CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16CA051), Aug 4, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N719TF), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird resulting in damage to a tail rotor blade, which required replacement.

## Other reports on N719TF (1)

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

- [Accident 20220728007099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220728007099A), Jul 28, 2022: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N719TF), Ithaca, NE, Substantial damage. On July 28, 2022 at approximately 1215 local time, N719TF a Robinson R-44 helicopter was traveling east at an approximate altitude of 75 feet when it struck a…

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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