Robinson R44 Death Trap 2016 Annual Done Helistore
Kenny keller, creator of helicopter online ground school (h.o.g.s.) delves into this debate, shedding light on why some pilots love these aircraft while others condemn them. Between 2006 and 2016, robinson r44s alone were involved in 42 deadly helicopter crashes. An accident which killed two men in a robinson r44 near queenstown would not have occurred in any other type of helicopter, a coroner has found.
CFNMV Robinson R44 Clipper II DSC_9595 From the archives.… Flickr
Danger spins from the sky: On october 1, 2023, about 1230 central daylight time, a robinson r44 helicopter, n379sh, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near hochatown, oklahoma. That is an average of 1.6 deadly crashes per 100,000 hours flown, a rate.
For nearly 20 years it’s been allowed to fly, despite mounting proof it’s a death trap.
On december 30, 2021, about 2025 eastern standard time, a robinson r44 ii, n442vb, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near bronson, florida. 22, 2022 in charlotte, a wbtv staff meteorologist and pilot took off in a robinson r44 helicopter on a video training flight over a simulated news scene. The robinson helicopter company's r44 and r44 ii helicopters experienced failed clutch actuators and rivets attaching the clutch actuator bracket to the fan scroll housing. An accident which killed two men in a robinson r44 near queenstown would not have occurred in any other type of helicopter, a coroner has found.
On february 4, 2011, pilot ivor durham and pilot trainee sam bateman were killed when the robinson r44 they were in crashed at low altitude and caught fire.
Robinson R44 II ZSRAX Bob Adams Flickr
Robinson R44 Raven II VHWYR operated by the Australian Tr… Flickr
CFNMV Robinson R44 Clipper II DSC_9595 From the archives.… Flickr
