ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191305
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| Date: | Saturday 12 November 2016 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N744JS |
| MSN: | 13086 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 280 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Lake, Birchwood Township, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stone Lake, WI |
| Stone Lake, WI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot reported that, during a hover taxi for takeoff, about 3 ft above the ground, he thought that he saw a person at the corner of his driveway. He added that he stopped and that the helicopter drifted to the left. Subsequently, the main rotor blade impacted a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while in a hover and the helicopter’s subsequent impact with a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=744JS
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 2012 | N744JS | S M Hentges | 0 | Santa Teresa, New Mexico | |
sub |
| 10 June 2012 | N744JS | Private | 0 | near Las Cruces,NM | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2016 09:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Nov-2016 14:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2016 17:42 | CTYONE | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Nov-2016 23:17 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage] |
| 19-Aug-2017 15:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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