ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146230
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| Date: | Sunday 10 June 2012 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N744JS |
| MSN: | 13086 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Las Cruces,NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Doña Ana County Airport (5T6), NM |
| Roswell, NM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter went down on its side near Las Cruces, just after takeoff. The three occupants walked away unscathed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The sudden decrease in headwind during takeoff in a gusty wind and near a passing train, which resulted in a loss of lift and main rotor rpm. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the helicopter near its maximum performance capability (near gross weight at high density altitude), which resulted in a lack of reserve power available to compensate for the wind change.
Sources:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=8696091
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_20822002/helicopter-crash-reported-near-santa-teresa-airport
http://cbs4local.com/news/a-helicopter-crashes-in-santa-teresa-nm
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/05_744JS.txt
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 2012 | N744JS | S M Hentges | 0 | Santa Teresa, New Mexico | |
sub |
| 12 November 2016 | N744JS | Private | 0 | Long Lake, Birchwood Township, WI | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2012 12:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Jun-2012 13:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2012 09:41 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source] |
| 25-Jun-2012 21:02 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 20-May-2017 14:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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