# Accident 20241101016939A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Iowa, LA, November 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2024, 21:55 local time
- Place: Iowa, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3734° N, 93.0670° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3734&lon=-93.0670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62CD) (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: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241101016939A

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT, WHITHOUT A SOLO ENDORSEMENT AND FLYING AT NIGHT, INTENDED TO FLY HIS PERSONAL HELICOPTER FROM A RESTAURANT TO HIS HOME WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONBOARD.

WHILE IN ROUTE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER OFF COURSE TO THE WEST AND THEN TURNED EAST.  SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND AND THEN BEGAN CIRCLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND CRASHED ON A RURAL HIGHWAY.

THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

## 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 CEN25FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA034), Nov 2, 2024: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N62CD), Iowa, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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