# Accident 20200702017359A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Welsh, LA, July 2, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2020, 10:00 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Airport: Welsh
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2800° N, 92.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2800&lon=-92.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7511D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7511D-2023-03-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200702017359A

## Narrative

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

THE NSTB STATED THE CRASH HAPPENED ON JULY 2, 2020 AND THEY HAD JUST BEEN NOTIFIED. SPEAKING WITH THE NTSB THE EVENT WAS DISCUSSED OF A HELICOPTER N7511D THAT HAD CRASHED IN A FIELD SEVERAL MILES FROM WELSH (6R1) AIRPORT, WITH THE PILOT STATING HE HAD PARTIAL POWER LOSS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NTSB, THE ROC AND FAA CONTACTED THE PILOT TO DISCUSES EVENTS OF THE CRASH. PILOT GOES ONTO TO SAY HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM WELSH AIRPORT TO ANOTHER LOCATION (ONE OF THE OWNERS PROPERTY) TO DO MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE FLYING AT 100 FEET AGL PILOT STATES HE HAD PARTIAL POWER LOSS THAT INCLUDED SLOWING OF ENGINE AND ROTOR RPM THAT WAS CONFIRMED BY LOW ROTOR RPM LIGHT AND HORN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN FIRST AVAILABLE FIELD AND UPON COMING TO A HOVER AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT INDICATING A LOSE OF TAIL ROTOR. HE STATES HE REMEMBERS SPINNING FIVE TIMES BEFORE CLOSING THE THROTTLE TO STOP THE SPIN, AFTER CLOSING THE THROTTLE HE STATES AIRCRAFT MADE GROUND CONTACT AND ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 CEN20LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA286), Jul 2, 2020: Robinson R44 (N7511D), Welsh, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power while in flight due to corrosion of engine components, which resulted in a loss of control and a subsequent impact with terrain.

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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