# Accident 20210820022919A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, New Roads, LA, August 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2021, 04:17 local time
- Place: New Roads, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7255° N, 91.3540° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7255&lon=-91.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744RB-2022-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: UNKOWN UNKOWN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 995 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210820022919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED LOSS OF POWER, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  LANDED IN A BODY OF WATER, PRESUMABLY THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HELICOPTER HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.

## 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 CEN21LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA385), Aug 20, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N744RB), New Roads, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of 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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