20241020020529A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Houston, TX · October 20, 2024

Date
October 20, 2024 · 20:01 local
Place
Houston, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N881KE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25FA019
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student

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.

Aircraft operating at 600 ft flying straight and evel struck a 1000 ft transmission tower exploded and burned

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT OPERATING AT 600 FT FLYING STRAIGHT AND EVEL STRUCK A 1000 FT TRANSMISSION TOWER EXPLODED AND BURNED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.