ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217486
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 2010 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Theriot Retail Interests LLC |
| Registration: | N74546 |
| MSN: | 11092 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Private helipad, Austin, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private Helipad, Austin, Texas |
| Lago Vista, Texas | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged at 13:30 CDT (Central Daylight Time) on July 4, 2010 when went out of control and was wrecked in a hard landing and collision with trees at a private helipad at Austin, Texas (at approximate coordinates 30'40.8056"N, 97'87.6389"W). The pilot- the sole person on board - was not injured.
The helicopter had just departed a private helipad when the pilot's door opened. The pilot stated he became distracted trying to close the door and hit some trees and had a hard landing. Examination of the helicopter showed some of the main rotor blades were bent and separated, and the fuselage was bent. The pilot stated there was nothing wrong with the helicopter prior to impact.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter, resulting in impact with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to ensure the door was properly secured prior to flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Accident Number: CEN10CA369 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20100706X15114&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=CA
2. FAA Registration: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N74546
3. http://helihub.com/2010/07/04/04-jul-10-n74546-robinson-r44-austin-us-texas/
4. https://uk.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N74546
5. https://planecrashmap.com/list/tx/
6. http://helicoptersafety.blogspot.com/2010/07/04-jul-10-n74546-robinson-r44-austin-tx.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2018 20:37 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 09-Nov-2018 20:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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