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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Lyons, NE · August 3, 2019

Date
August 3, 2019 · 16:15 local
Place
Lyons, NE
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KTOG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N440EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA250
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
2,750 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine started running rough during aerial application. Rotorcraft couldn't sustain enough power for normal flight and pilot initiated an emergency landing. Rotorcraft impacted the ground and was damaged substantially. No injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. ROTORCRAFT COULDN'T SUSTAIN ENOUGH POWER FOR NORMAL FLIGHT AND PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ROTORCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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