NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR25LA262
Registry · N877DR
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 II
Year of manufacture
2008 · 17 years old at event
TCDS
H11NM · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540-AE1A5 (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20170710
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC10B2
Registrant of record
CLINE AIR SERVICES LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the light pole, which resulted in a collision with the light pole and subsequent ground impact.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, prior to departure, while in a 10 ft hover, he maneuvered away from a parked vehicle when the helicopter struck a light pole to the aft and right side of the helicopter. Subsequently, the helicopter descended and impacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the tailboom and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot
- — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2025_WPR25LA262.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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