20180126001202A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Loveland, CO · January 26, 2018

Date: January 26, 2018 · 11:30 local
Place: Loveland, CO
Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777YF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA087
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 total320 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N777YFRegistered now · Beech A36S/N E-2495 · Built 1989 Airframe modelBeech A36 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 1/26/2018 at approximately 1130MST, a 1989 Beech A-36 bonanza, registration number N777YF, serial number E-2495 and a 2006 Robinson R44 helicopter, registration number N878BC, serial number 11530 encountered a midair collision over runway 33 of the northern Colorado regional airport (fnl), fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado. N878BC was substantially damaged and the pilot of that aircraft sustained serious injuries, while N777YF sustained minor damage and the pilot was uninjured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for either aircraft. Both aircraft were being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91.

Reference FAA form 8020-23 report number ANM0318022 for information concerning N878BC

As the FAA filed it

ON 1/26/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130MST, A 1989 BEECH A-36 BONANZA, REGISTRATION NUMBER N777YF, SERIAL NUMBER E-2495 AND A 2006 ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER, REGISTRATION NUMBER N878BC, SERIAL NUMBER 11530 ENCOUNTERED A MIDAIR COLLISION OVER RUNWAY 33 OF THE NORTHERN COLORADO REGIONAL AIRPORT (FNL), FORT COLLINS/LOVELAND, COLORADO. N878BC WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT OF THAT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, WHILE N777YF SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR EITHER AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.

REFERENCE FAA FORM 8020-23 REPORT NUMBER ANM0318022 FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING N878BC

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN18LA087Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLoveland, COThe airplane pilot’s failure to see and avoid the helicopter while in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision between the two aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the airplane pilot’s misunderstanding of the helicopter pilot’s…Jan 26, 2018 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N878BCRobinson Helicopter R44 IIAccident 20180126006602A · Substantial damage