# Accident 20211110019199A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Marathon, TX, November 10, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Marathon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7357° N, 104.0064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7357&lon=-104.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3027W) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,736 total, 125 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211110019199A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100  A ROBINSON HELICOPTER N3027W IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE PERFORMING WILDLIFE DEPREDATION WITH TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN22LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA034), Nov 10, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N3027W), Fort Davis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s encounter of a downdraft from which there was insufficient altitude to recover.

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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