Accident · 2007-02-26

NTSB case CHI07CA077 · Robinson R22 Beta · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-02-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson R22 Beta (N8347V)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Silver State Helicopters LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Silver State Helicopters

Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action following a loss of control in flight. A factor to the accident is that the dual student did not maintain directional control of the helicopter while manuevering, which subsequently caused the instructor to lose control of the helicopter.

Source: NTSB case CHI07CA077

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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