20180126006602A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · 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: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N878BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA087
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N878BCRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R44 IIS/N 11530 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 II Engine modelLycoming IO-540-AE1A5Reciprocating

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.

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 ANM0318021 for information concerning N777YF and the pilot of that aircraft.

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 ANM0318021 FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING N777YF AND THE PILOT OF THAT AIRCRAFT.

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 · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N777YFBeech A36Accident 20180126001202A · Minor damage