# Accident 20250830020649A: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II, Nashville, AR, August 30, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2025, 21:30 local time
- Place: Nashville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0450° N, 93.7830° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0450&lon=-93.7830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (registry code 7640122, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-540 series (registry code 17051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,292 total, 981 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250830020649A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE TO HIS HOME, ABOUT TWO MINUTES FROM HIS PLANNED LANDING ZONE, THE LOW-FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE FLEW PAST THE INTENDED LANDING ZONE, WHICH WAS UNLIT, AND CONTINUED SEARCHING FOR THE LANDING ZONE UNTIL THE ENGINE SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION, AND, WHILE SEARCHING FOR A LANDING REFERENCE, THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED A POWER POLE. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM, FUSELAGE, AND MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY MONITORING THE FUEL LEVEL AND HAVING LIGHTING AT HIS LANDING ZONE.

## 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 CEN25LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA359), Aug 31, 2025: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N442PR), Nashville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the landing zone being unlit.

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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