# NTSB investigations: Robinson Helicopter R44 II, NY

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA25LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA267.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Inlet, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2025 · N67RW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA042.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Ogdensburg, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2023 · N789GR · Substantial damage
  > The loss of control of the helicopter during taxi, which resulted in rollover.
- [NTSB ERA22LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA135.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · White Plains, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 17, 2022 · N929WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain stabilized lateral control during landing in gusty conditions which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the skids contacted the platform unevenly.
- [NTSB ERA22FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA010.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Cornwall, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 10, 2021 · N637HP · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB GAA19CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA103.md): Robinson R44 · Strykersville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 18, 2018 · N7535S · Substantial damage
  > The structural failure of the home-built landing platform during landing, which resulted in the helicopter rolling over.
- [NTSB NYC08CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA140.md): Robinson R44 · Montgomery, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2008 · N3027Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control during takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC08CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA083.md): Robinson R44 II · Fenner, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 15, 2008 · N122AA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to perform a precautionary landing. Contributing to the accident was the reduced visibility in snow and the soft terrain.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7640122', '7640123'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7640122&state=NY

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