Accident · 2007-02-26

NTSB case ATL07CA046 · Robinson R-44 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-02-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Robinson R-44 (N448BP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: BLUE RIDGE HELICOPTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Blue Ridge Helicopters Inc.

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during liftoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the ground.

Source: NTSB case ATL07CA046

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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