Accident · 2022-07-27

NTSB case ERA22LA340 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22 MARINER · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2022-07-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22 MARINER (N42WC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Inadequate maintenance of the helicopter’s tail rotor blades, which resulted in a failure of the tail rotor drive system, and an inflight loss of yaw control from which the flight instructor was unable to recover.

Source: NTSB case ERA22LA340

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
Flight instructor pilot flying	Flight instructor / Commercial / Remote pilot	—	32	Class 1 (2021-09-01)	669 total · 669 in this make/model · 579 as PIC · 44 last 90 days
Student pilot	None recorded	None	—	None	0 total · 0 in this make/model

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

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