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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Easton, PA · July 4, 2017

Date
July 4, 2017 · 15:45 local
Place
Easton, PA
Airport
Braden Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3025J
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA383
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total690 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed at N43 received fuel, upon lift off the pilot stated he became distracted due to annunciator light illuminating, the right rear skid contacted the ground and began to roll over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED AT N43 RECEIVED FUEL, UPON LIFT OFF THE PILOT STATED HE BECAME DISTRACTED DUE TO ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATING, THE RIGHT REAR SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BEGAN TO ROLL OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.