Robinson R44 II N442PR

Summary

On 31 August 2025 at about 01:25 local time, a Robinson R44 II registered N442PR, operated by A&E Aerial LLC, was involved in an accident near Nashville, Arkansas, 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

31 August 2025 at 01:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Nashville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Grass lot (None)

Coordinates

34.0450, -93.7830

Aircraft

Robinson R44 II

Registration

N442PR

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

A&E Aerial LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN25LA359

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the landing zone being unlit.

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

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The pilot reported that while enroute, about two minutes from his planned landing zone, the low-fuel light illuminated. He flew past the intended landing zone, which was unlit, and continued searching for the landing zone until the engine suffered a total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot initiated an autorotation, and, while searching for a landing reference, the helicopter impacted a power pole. The helicopter came to rest upright and sustained substantial damage to the tail boom, fuselage, and main rotor system. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented by monitoring the fuel level and having lighting at his landing zone.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.