Accident · 2005-02-22

NTSB case DEN05LA061 · Robinson Helicopter Company R22 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-02-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Robinson Helicopter Company R22 (N780SH)
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 student's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Contributing factors were high airspeed, high rate of descent, the instructor's delay in taking remedial action, and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

Source: NTSB case DEN05LA061

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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