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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 · Dekalb, TX · March 10, 2023

Date
March 10, 2023 · 17:58 local
Place
Dekalb, TX
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4164T
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44
Reported engine
Lycoming O-540-F1B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,989 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On a feral hogs hunting trip, PIC reported a loss of power forced him to make an emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON A FERAL HOGS HUNTING TRIP, PIC REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER FORCED HIM TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.