# Accident 20190917021859A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Sardis, GA, September 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2019, 13:40 local time
- Place: Sardis, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: O4RG
- Location: 33.0281° N, 81.7878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0281&lon=-81.7878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827JE-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190917021859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS  SPRAYING EDGES OF TRACT WHEN THE HE HEARD A POP SOUND FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ALARMS AND LIGHTS WENT OFF.  HE STATED HE LOST POWER AND INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION.  THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED TREES DURING DECENT AND AT TOUCHDOWN WHICH ULTIMATELY DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT, WITH MINOR INJURIES PULLED HIMSELF OUT AND CRAWLED TO SAFETY, CALLED FOR HELP AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA19LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA273), Sep 17, 2019: Robinson R44 (N827JE), Sardis, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the fasteners on the engine crankshaft, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing.

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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