# Incident 20190331002279I: Robinson Helicopter R44 II, Lutz, FL, March 31, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2019, 10:40 local time
- Place: Lutz, FL
- Airport: Geraci
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1407° N, 82.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lutz, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1407&lon=-82.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4046J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4046J-2022-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640123, 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 R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190331002279I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED (KAPF) ENROUTE TO (KCTY), WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, 1000 FEET AGL, 110 KTS, AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR TEN MINUTES, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.  THE PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND LANDED ON A PRIVATE, GRASS AIRSTRIP (GERACI) FIELD.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OF PROPERTY.

## Other reports on N4046J (1)

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

- [Accident 20190404002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190404002509A), Apr 4, 2019: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N4046J), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. At approximately 1401 local time, the aircraft departed geraci private airpark in lutz, FL. Enroute to sarasota airport (srq) at approximately 1415, during…

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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