# Accident 20161112022469A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Stone Lake, WI, November 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Stone Lake, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7786° N, 91.6239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7786&lon=-91.6239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744JS-2017-05-04) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 583 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161112022469A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOVER TAXI FROM HIS PROPERTY TO THE ROAD FOR TAKEOFF.  THE HOVER TAXI WAS OVER A DRIVEWAY AND BETWEEN 2 MATURE TREES.  PILOT STATED THAT HE STOPPED DUE TO HE THOUGHT HE SAW A PERSON WALKING BY ON THE ROAD AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE ONE OF THE TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN TIPPED ON IT'S SIDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 GAA17CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA070), Nov 12, 2016: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N744JS), Stone Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while in a hover and the helicopter’s subsequent impact with a tree.

## Other reports on N744JS (1)

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

- [Accident 20120609013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609013149A), Jun 9, 2012: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N744JS), Santa Teresa, NM, Substantial damage. On June 9, 2012, at approximately 1900 MDT, N744JS, a Robinson R-44 helicopter was departing Santa Teresa municipal airport, Santa Teresa, new Mexico (5T6)…

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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