# NTSB Accident LAX08CA057
> **Robinson R44 II** · 2008-02-03 · Bullhead City, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08CA057
- **Event ID:** 20080226X00235
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-02-03
- **Location:** Bullhead City, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.157222, -114.559448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R44 II
- **Registration:** N44NV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged landing flare, inadequate bounced landing recovery, and failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing that resulted in the tail rotor blades colliding with a hangar. Contributing to the accident was the burned out landing lights.

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