Accident · 2023-08-31

NTSB case ERA23FA357 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2023-08-31
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Fatal injury
Aircraft
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (N2356M)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
N112VG LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
N112VG LLC

Probable cause

A loss of control, which resulted in the main rotor blade severing the tail boom, for reasons that could not be determined.

Source: NTSB case ERA23FA357

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.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / CommercialAirplane44Class 1 (2023-02-07)9,000 total · 44 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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