# Incident 20191113021179I: Robinson Helicopter R44, Tampa, FL, November 13, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O8DA
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-F1B5 (registry code 42353, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-f1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-F1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 267 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191113021179I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 13, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL TIME N828AK EXPERIENCED AN "ENG FIRE" WARNING LIGHT WHILE IN FLIGHT.  N828AK WAS CONDUCTING A SIGHTSEEING OPERATION IN TAMPA, FL WITH THREE SOLES ONBOARD. THE PIC STATED, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE "ENG FIRE" CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PIC STATED THE ROTORCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER MALFUNCTIONS OR INDICATIONS. THE PIC MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ROTORCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE PASSENGERS DEBARKED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE PIC INDICATED HE NEVER OBSERVED ANY FLAMES OR FIRE COMING FROM THE ROTORCRAFT AND THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF SMOKE. THE PIC INSPECTED THE ROTORCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE MUFFLER SUB ASSEMBLY ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS DETACHED AND THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PAINT ON THE AFT RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N828AK (1)

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

- [Accident 20231230020052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231230020052A), Dec 30, 2023: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N828AK), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. December 30, 2023, 1400 local time; a helicopeter, R-44, returning from an air tour operation, part 91, with one pilot and two passengers on board and 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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