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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 · Linden, NJ · April 20, 2018

Date: April 20, 2018 · 08:50 local
Place: Linden, NJ
Airport: Linden
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 9DPA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N111VG
Reported as: Robinson Helicopter R44
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total

N111VGRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R44S/N 1053 · Built 2001 Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R44 Engine modelLycoming 0-540F1 SERIEReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that while flying nw at 500 feet AGL approximately one mile sse of kldj on Friday April 20, 2018 for an aerial photography event, lost engine power followed by main rotor RPM horn. Made 2 right turns and entered auto rotation to a safe landing in a gravelly area near an empty fuel tank. Police and fire department were on scene, a crane subsequently lifted the helicopter, and a flat bed trailer removed the helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE FLYING NW AT 500 FEET AGL APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SSE OF KLDJ ON FRIDAY APRIL 20, 2018 FOR AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY EVENT, LOST ENGINE POWER FOLLOWED BY MAIN ROTOR RPM HORN. MADE 2 RIGHT TURNS AND ENTERED AUTO ROTATION TO A SAFE LANDING IN A GRAVELLY AREA NEAR AN EMPTY FUEL TANK. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE ON SCENE, A CRANE SUBSEQUENTLY LIFTED THE HELICOPTER, AND A FLAT BED TRAILER REMOVED THE HELICOPTER.