# Accident 20191214021429A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, San Antonio, TX, December 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2019, 16:50 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3778° N, 98.4764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3778&lon=-98.4764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440AH-2021-06-05) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,391 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191214021429A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 14, 2019 AT 1450 CST. N440AH A ROBINSON R44 RII HELICOPTER, WHILE CONDUCTING AN AIR TOUR OPERATION, THE AIRCRAFT  ENCOUNTERED A LOUD BANG AND A  LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED AN AUTO ROTATION AND  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND STRUCK A POWER LINE CROSSING THE STREET. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  DAY VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 ERA20LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA054), Dec 14, 2019: Robinson R44 (N440AH), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to complete all necessary steps of a service bulletin and subsequent failure to identify the loose lower actuator bearing support bracket during inspections, which…

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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