Accident · 2024-11-07

NTSB case WPR25LA034 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 2024-11-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (N4361R)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: ELKHORN AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ELKHORN AVIATION INC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate performance planning, which resulted in insufficient engine power to transition into an out-of-ground-effect hover at a high gross weight.

Source: NTSB case WPR25LA034

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot pilot flying	Commercial	Airplane / Helicopter	40	Class 2 (2024-10-03)	2,870 total · 43 in this make/model · 2,800 as PIC · 84 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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