- Date
- February 4, 2010, 19:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Restauracion, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7535FRobinson Helicopter R44 II
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- FAA/IFO
- FAA report
- 20100204027889A
- Case key
- 75340
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On February 4, 2010, about 1940 Atlantic standard time, a Robinson R44II helicopter, N7535F, impacted the side of Mount Jina Mocha, in the city of Restauracion, Dominican Republic, at night, while en route from Port Au Prince, Haiti to Cibao International Airport, Santiago, Dominican Republic. The pilot and passenger were killed. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and post impact fire. The accident investigation is under the control and jurisdiction of the Government of the Dominican Republic. Any further information may be obtained from: Presidencia de la Republica Dominicana Secretaria Administrativa de la Presidencia Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC) Edificio de Oficinas Gubernamentales Avenida Mexico Esq. Dr. Delgado Bloque "A", Segundo Piso Apartado Postal 1180 Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the DGAC of the Dominican Republic.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7535F
- Reported as
- Robinson Helicopter R44 II
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 10459
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540 SER, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MTPP · Port Au Prince
- Destination
- MDST · Santiago
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 260° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Observed at
- MTPP, 65 nm away
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 16, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 350 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.