# Accident 20230713015519A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Pocahontas, IL, July 13, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2023, 19:00 local time
- Place: Pocahontas, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.8245° N, 89.5424° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8245&lon=-89.5424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62RK) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 574 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230713015519A

## Narrative

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

NARRITIVE - ON THE EVENING OF 13 JULY 2023, R-44 HELICOPTER WAS IN FLIGHT CONDUCTING AERIAL AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS WHEN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD IN POCAHONTUS ILLINOIS AT 1900(CST) WITH 1 PERSON ONBOARD.

## 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 CEN23LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA306), Jul 14, 2023: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N62RK), Pocahontas, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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