# Accident 20221122020469A: Robinson Helicopter R44, Charlotte, NC, November 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2022, 11:57 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1541° N, 80.8933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1541&lon=-80.8933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7094J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7094J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 (registry code 7640120, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,744 total, 3,722 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221122020469A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A LOCAL CHARLOTTE, NC TV STATION NEWS GATHERING HELICOPTER, DEPARTED NC90 CONDUCTING A PART 91 FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT AND A TV STATION METOROLOGIST ON BOARD. APPROX. 6 MINUTES IN TO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FACING NORTH ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE I-77 SOUTH BOUND HWY BETWEEN EXITS 3 & 4.  BOTH OCCUPANTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA070), Nov 22, 2022: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N7094J), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate inspections of the forward left control rod end attachment hardware to the stationary swashplate by the pilot and by maintenance personnel, resulting in an eventual loosening and…

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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