# Accident 20170609008149A: Robinson R-44 II, Douglas, WY, June 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2017, 08:20 local time
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8367° N, 105.4097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8367&lon=-105.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N590GG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N590GG) (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 R-44 II
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,457 total, 4,850 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170609008149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HIS APPROACH WAS AT A STEEP ANGLE AND A SUDDEN TAIL WIND CREATED LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 CEN17LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA219), Jun 9, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N590GG), Douglas, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to control the helicopter's descent after encountering a sudden wind shift to a tailwind while performing a near maximum gross weight landing at a high density altitude.

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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