20190103000089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Grace, ID · January 3, 2019

Date
January 3, 2019 · 10:00 local
Place
Grace, ID
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4246Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA110
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,411 total143 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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.

While manuvering the aircraft down a coyote trail approximately 30 feet off the ground on pilots property, the pilot struck a quarter inch power line with the rotors and landed unevenfully.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MANUVERING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN A COYOTE TRAIL APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OFF THE GROUND ON PILOTS PROPERTY, THE PILOT STRUCK A QUARTER INCH POWER LINE WITH THE ROTORS AND LANDED UNEVENFULLY.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4246Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.