# NTSB CEN14WA491: Robinson Helicopter R44, N60JD, Roeselare, Belgium, September 5, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 5, 2014, 18:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Roeselare, Belgium
- Coordinates: 50.951946, 3.104166 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=50.9519&lon=3.1042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA491
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90053/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA491

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Robinson Helicopter R44, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=7640120), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60JD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60JD-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 1294 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Registry model: [Robinson Helicopter R44](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44) (registry code 7640120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1294
- Engines: Lycoming O-540 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Truste
- Departed: Roeselare
- Destination: EBKT, Wevelgem

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; injuries: fatal; private; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations

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.

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