# NTSB CEN17WA125: Robinson Helicopter Robinson R44 II, Carlingford, Ireland, March 12, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 12, 2017, 17:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Carlingford, Ireland
- Coordinates: 54.026111, -6.192777 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.0261&lon=-6.1928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, AAIU
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94859/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA125

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 12, 2017, about 1715 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Robinson Helicopter Company Inc. R44 II helicopter, G-DORM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an approach to landing near Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. The pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU). This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the AAIU. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport Leeson Lane Dublin 2, Ireland D02 TR60 phone: +353 1604 1293

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-DORM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO INC ROBINSON R44 II
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 12330
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5 reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Aircraft Not Currently On Aoc
- Registered owner: Tsl Contractors Ltd

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: serious; private; medical: class 2

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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