# Accident 20250227002629A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Uvalde, TX, February 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2025, 08:00 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UVHJ
- Location: 29.2419° N, 100.1447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2419&lon=-100.1447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144SG) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,147 total, 223 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250227002629A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED TO PERFORM WILDLIFE ANIMAL SURVEY FLYING 75-100 AGL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN LEAVING TWO PARALLEL SCARS FROM THE SKID GEAR. FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT, ~10 FT IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, WAS A LONG GOUGE BY A MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S RIGHT-SIDE FACING APPROXIMATELY OPPISTE THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.

## 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 CEN25FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA104), Feb 27, 2025: Robinson Helicopter R44 (N144SG), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage, 2 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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