Accident · 2012-01-21

NTSB case ANC12CA018 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 2012-01-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (N4510T)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: ACE FLYERS INC DBA Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ACE FLYERS INC DBA

Probable cause

Ground personnel's movement of cargo in windy conditions, which allowed a previously secured cargo sack to blow into the main rotor blades.

Source: NTSB case ANC12CA018

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	Flight instructor / Commercial	Airplane / Helicopter	27	Class 1	2,434 total · 350 in this make/model · 225 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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