# Accident 20171111018499A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Page, AZ, November 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Page, AZ
- Airport: Page Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9222° N, 111.4422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9222&lon=-111.4422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744BS-2021-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (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 R44
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171111018499A

## Narrative

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

ON SATUDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 MST, A ROBINSON R-44 HELICOPTER CONDUCTING A PLEASURE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT UNDER CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN AT THE END OF RUNWAY 25 AT THE PAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN PAGE, ARIZONA.

THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR LACERATIONS.

THE PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE HELICOPTER PITCHED FORWARD IN AN UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT AND AFT CONTROL INPUTS DID NOT APPEAR TO EFFECT THE FORWARD MOVEMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED A FEW FEET BEFORE THE FRONT SKIDS, AIRCRAFT NOSE AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO IT?S RIGHT SIDE.

THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS AN FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, RATED FOR FIXED AND ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT.  HE HAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 HOURS TOTAL PILOT TIME, WITH APPROXIMATELY 150 HOURS OF ROTORCRAFT TIME.

## 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 WPR18LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA031), Nov 11, 2017: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N744BS), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control of the helicopter while transitioning from a hover to forward flight.

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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