ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170149
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| Date: | Friday 11 July 2014 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N69MP |
| MSN: | 11941 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 770 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Englewood, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Englewood, CO (KAPA) |
| Ogallala, NE (KOGA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
One witness reported seeing the helicopter transition to the west with "low power indications" and "multiple yaws." The helicopter settled to the ground and then struck a fuel trailer near the taxiway, resulting in substantial damage to the tail boom. According to the pilot, he transitioned the helicopter to a hover and taxied adjacent to the taxiway. When he attempted a forward takeoff from the hover, the "low rotor rpm warning sounded, the helicopter lost lift," and he performed a "running landing." He stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter during the flight. An examination of the helicopter confirmed that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the helicopter.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the helicopter during the takeoff resulting in low rotor rpm and impact of the fuel trailer during the running landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2, FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=69MP
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 2010 | N666SL | Downrite Engineering Corp | 0 | Palm Beach Glades County Airport, Pahokee, Florida | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2014 19:37 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 03-Oct-2014 11:19 | Spitfire | Updated [Cn] |
| 26-Feb-2016 21:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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