# Accident 20180126006602A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Loveland, CO, January 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4400° N, 105.0072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4400&lon=-105.0072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N878BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878BC) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180126006602A

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N777YF, Beech A36: [Accident 20180126001202A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180126001202A)

## 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 CEN18LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA087), Jan 26, 2018: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N878BC), Loveland, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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