# Accident 20210226003599A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Dunn, TX, February 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dunn, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5534° N, 100.8888° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5534&lon=-100.8888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7184N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7184N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,398 total, 378 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210226003599A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 26, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600, A ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N7184N, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A LOSS/REDUCTION OF POWER AT LOW ALTITUDE AND PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION INTO TREES AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTH EAST OF DUNN, TEXAS (32.5449122N 100.8200734W).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PREDATOR CONTROL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED NEAR DUNN, TX ON FEBRUARY 26, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530.

## 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 CEN21LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA155), Feb 26, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N7184N), Dunn, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of rotor RPM for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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