# Accident 20181118022739A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Knox City, TX, November 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2018, 08:55 local time
- Place: Knox City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5150° N, 99.9536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5150&lon=-99.9536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4167Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4167Y-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 170 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181118022739A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 18, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 0855 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), N4167Y, A ROBINSON R-44 WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL FILMING OF HOG HUNTING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF KNOX CITY, TEXAS.  THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OWNER?S PROPERTY IN KNOX CITY, TEXAS ON NOVEMBER 18, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 CDT.

## 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 GAA19CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA063), Nov 18, 2018: Robinson R44 (N4167Y), Knox City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed with a tailwind, which resulted in the helicopter settling with power, and his subsequent incorrect collective application while attempting to…

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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