# Accident 20170702023529A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Bella Vista, CA, July 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2017, 17:30 local time
- Place: Bella Vista, CA
- Airport: Private Property
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6697° N, 122.1783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6697&lon=-122.1783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488AS-2019-10-11) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 350 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170702023529A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1720 PDT ON 07/02/17, N488AS WAS APPROACHING A PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR LANDING WHEN THE HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO A POND. THERE WERE FOUR SOULS ON BOARD WHICH TWO SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TWO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR17LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA140), Jul 3, 2017: Robinson R44 (N488AS), Bella Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the engine and airframe revealed no evidence of any…

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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