# Accident 20190617007389A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Catalina Island, CA, June 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2019, 17:20 local time
- Place: Catalina Island, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4628° N, 118.5747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4628&lon=-118.5747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7187D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7187D-2020-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IGSO-540-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617007389A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO AIR DATA, PILOT DEPARTED TORRANCE (TOA) FOR AVALON (AVX) AT 1650 LCL. THE AIRCRAFT GOES OFF RADAR AT 1720. FLIGHT SPEED AT IMPACT WAS 117 KNOTS. THE DEBRIS FIELD IS LOCATED ON CATALINA ISLAND HILLSIDE.

## 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 WPR19FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA175), Jun 18, 2019: Robinson R44 (N7187D), Two Harbors, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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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