Accident · 2025-08-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-08-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N4684S)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action which resulted in a skid contacting the terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s improper judgement to allow the student pilot to manipulate the flight controls at a low altitude/hover.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA302Flight 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 pilot flying | Flight instructor / Commercial | Helicopter | 29 | Class 2 (2025-06-28) | 710 total · 228 in this make/model · 279 as PIC · 31 last 90 days |
| Student pilot | Private | None | 68 | — | 2,000 total |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.