# Accident 20190727012669A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Blair, NE, July 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2019, 16:08 local time
- Place: Blair, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 8NBG
- Location: 41.5642° N, 96.1408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5642&lon=-96.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7508Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7508Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, 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 COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,162 total, 2,426 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190727012669A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/27/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1608 LCL N7508Z, A ROBINSON R-44II S/N 10609, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE RPM ANOMALY WHILE EXECUTING A 180 DEGREE TURN DURING AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE POINT OF THE TURN.  THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE HARD LANDING IMPACT, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EXPOSURE WAS MINIMAL.

## 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 CEN19LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA240), Jul 27, 2019: Robinson R44 (N7508Z), Blair, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the lower actuator bearing support bracket, which resulted in the misalignment of the clutch actuator, the loss of belt tension on the main rotor drive system, and the subsequent…

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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