ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22650
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| Date: | Friday 29 August 2008 |
| Time: | 16:13 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Central Illinois Air Corp |
| Registration: | N41411 |
| MSN: | 12429 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 17 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 miles from Point Lookout, near Ridgedale, Missouri -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Shawnee, OK (KSNL) |
| West Plains, MO (KUNO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was on a new aircraft delivery flight from California to the delivery destination in Illinois. The helicopter was being flown by two pilots and was en route to an intermediate stop to drop off the second pilot. Several witnesses were watching the helicopter in normal cruise flight approximately 700 to 1,000 feet above ground level when it suddenly nosed straight down in a 60-degree dive and impacted trees and terrain. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and the postimpact fire. The flight instructor had completed the Robinson safety course including an evaluation flight in a Robinson 44 helicopter. The second pilot had completed the Robinson safety course including an evaluation flight in a Robinson 22 helicopter. At the time of the accident the helicopter had accumulated an estimated 17 hours of total time. An on-scene examination of the helicopter and engine showed no pre-crash anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: An in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA Registration: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=N41411
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2008 11:34 | harro | Updated |
| 11-Sep-2008 01:31 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 22:30 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2019 13:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Jun-2019 13:48 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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