NTSB Final Report: Immokalee, FL

Location:

Immokalee, Florida

Accident Number:

ERA23LA350

Date & Time:

August 26, 2023, 11:45 Local

Registration:

N4147Q

Aircraft:

ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44

Aircraft Damage:

Substantial

Defining Event:

Loss of control in flight

Injuries:

1 Serious, 2 Minor

Certificate:

Commercial; Flight instructor

Age:

47,Male

Airplane Rating(s):

None

Seat Occupied:

Left

Other Aircraft Rating(s):

Helicopter

Restraint Used:

3-point

Instrument Rating(s):

None

Second Pilot Present:

Yes

Instructor Rating(s):

Helicopter

Toxicology Performed:

Medical Certification:

Class 2 Without waivers/limitations

Last FAA Medical Exam:

May 10, 2022

Occupational Pilot:

Yes

Last Flight Review or Equivalent:

April 1, 2023

Flight Time:

3383 hours (Total, all aircraft), 3100 hours (Total, this make and model), 3328 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 26 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 8 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft),

1.5 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)

Certificate:

None                                                         Age:

Airplane Rating(s):

None                                                         Seat Occupied:

Right

Other Aircraft Rating(s):

None                                                                   Restraint Used:

3-point

Instrument Rating(s):

None                                                                   Second Pilot Present:

Yes

Instructor Rating(s):

None                                                                   Toxicology Performed:

Medical Certification:

None None                                               Last FAA Medical Exam:

Occupational Pilot:

No                                                             Last Flight Review or Equivalent:

Flight Time:

0 hours (Total, all aircraft), 0 hours (Total, this make and model)

Aircraft Make:

ROBINSON HELICOPTER

Registration:

N4147Q

Model/Series:

R44 NO SERIES

Aircraft Category:

Helicopter

Year of Manufacture:

2008

Amateur Built:

Airworthiness Certificate:

Normal

Serial Number:

1844

Landing Gear Type:

Skid

Seats:

4

Date/Type of Last Inspection:

June 29, 2023 Annual

Certified Max Gross Wt.:

2400 lbs

Time Since Last Inspection:

Engines:

1 Reciprocating

Airframe Total Time:

2000 Hrs as of last inspection

Engine Manufacturer:

Lycoming

ELT:

Not installed

Engine Model/Series:

O-540

Registered Owner:

AIRMAN HELICOPTER INC

Rated Power:

200 Horsepower

Operator:

On file

Operating Certificate(s) Held:

None

Conditions at Accident Site:

Visual (VMC)

Condition of Light:

Day

Observation Facility, Elevation:

RSW,27 ft msl

Distance from Accident Site:

20 Nautical Miles

Observation Time:

11:53 Local

Direction from Accident Site:

289°

Lowest Cloud Condition:

Clear

Visibility

10 miles

Lowest Ceiling:

None

Visibility (RVR):

Wind Speed/Gusts:

9 knots / 16 knots

Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:

None / None

Wind Direction:

60°

Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:

N/A / N/A

Altimeter Setting:

29.86 inches Hg

Temperature/Dew Point:

32°C / 22°C

Precipitation and Obscuration:

No Obscuration; No Precipitation

Departure Point:

Immokalee, FL

Type of Flight Plan Filed:

None

Destination:

Immokalee, FL

Type of Clearance:

None

Departure Time:

Type of Airspace:

Class G