Robinson R44 II N789GR

Summary

On 18 November 2023 at about 19:30 local time, a Robinson R44 II registered N789GR was involved in an accident near Ogdensburg, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 November 2023 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ogdensburg, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Ogdensburg International Airpo (OGS)

Coordinates

44.6823, -75.4633

Aircraft

Robinson R44 II

Registration

N789GR

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA042

Nobody was injured.

The loss of control of the helicopter during taxi, which resulted in rollover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the helicopter was practicing some maneuvers in the vicinity of his local airport. Upon completion of these maneuvers, while taxiing towards his hangar, the pilot reported that the helicopter began to yaw to the right. The pilot described that he was about a 1 ft above and that once one of the helicopter’s skids contacted the ground, he was unable to regain control and the helicopter rolled over. The helicopter’s fuselage, main rotor blades, and tailboom were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation, nor were any discovered during a postaccident examination of the helicopter by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.